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Photoconductivity of GaSe single crystals under high-density excitation

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The photoconductivity of GaSe crystals has been studied under high-density optical excitation. The results are interpreted in terms of the charge transport anisotropy and nonlinear optical absorption in the crystals.

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Original Russian Text © A.G. Kyazym-zade, A.A. Agaeva, V.M. Salmanov, A.G. Mokhtari, 2008, published in Neorganicheskie Materialy, 2008, Vol. 44, No. 4, pp. 420–424.

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Kyazym-zade, A.G., Agaeva, A.A., Salmanov, V.M. et al. Photoconductivity of GaSe single crystals under high-density excitation. Inorg Mater 44, 357–360 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0020168508040055

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