Optical properties of a-Se90In10-x Snx chalcogenide thin films before and after gamma irradiation

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 79, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 923-928

  Shaheen, Adel A ^a   Imran, Mousa M A ^b   Lafi, Omar A ^b   Awadallah, Moh'd I ^b   Abdullah, Ma'rouf K ^c  

^a HASHEMITE UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

^b AL BALQA APPLIED UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Chalcogenide glasses; Gamma irradiation; Optical parameters; Se In Sn thin films

Indexed keywords

BAND GAPS; BEFORE AND AFTER; CHALCOGENIDE GLASS; CHALCOGENIDE THIN FILMS; DISTRIBUTION MODELS; GAMMA IRRADIATION; GLASS SUBSTRATES; IRRADIATED FILMS; OPTICAL ABSORPTION COEFFICIENTS; OPTICAL PARAMETER; OPTICAL PARAMETERS; POSTIRRADIATION; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SINGLE BOND; SN CONCENTRATION; THERMAL EVAPORATION TECHNIQUE; WAVELENGTH RANGES;

ENERGY GAP; GAMMA RAYS; GLASS; IRRADIATION; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; OPTICAL VARIABLES CONTROL; RADIATION; SEMICONDUCTING SELENIUM COMPOUNDS; SUBSTRATES; THERMAL EVAPORATION; THIN FILMS; TIN; VAPOR DEPOSITION;

OPTICAL FILMS;

CHALCOGENIDE; GLASS; INDIUM; SELENIUM; TIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVAPORATION; FILM; GAMMA IRRADIATION; GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; LIGHT RELATED PHENOMENA; OPTICAL DISK; ROOM TEMPERATURE; THERMOSTABILITY;

EID: 77953362043     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2010.04.008     Document Type: Article

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