Enhancement of band gap and photoconductivity in gamma indium selenide due to swift heavy ion irradiation

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2008, Pages

  Sreekumar, R ^a   Jayakrishnan, R ^a   Sudha Kartha, C ^a   Vijayakumar, K P ^a   Khan, S A ^b   Avasthi, D K ^b  

^a Department of Physics   (India)

^b INTER UNIVERSITY ACCELERATOR CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAVY IONS; INDIUM COMPOUNDS; ION BOMBARDMENT; PHOTOCONDUCTIVITY; THIN FILMS;

GAMMA INDIUM SELENIDE; SWIFT HEAVY ION IRRADIATION;

ENERGY GAP;

EID: 38849168125     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2829812     Document Type: Article

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