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Title: Energy spectrum of charge carriers in Ag{sub 2}Te

Journal Article · · Semiconductors
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  1. Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan, Institute of Physics (Azerbaijan)

On the basis of investigations of the temperature and concentration dependences of kinetic coefficients (the Hall coefficientR, the electrical conductivity {sigma}, and thermopower {alpha}{sub 0}) in n-type Ag{sub 2}Te, it is established that Ag atoms in Ag{sub 2}Te create the shallow donor levels located at a distance of (0.002-7 x 10{sup -5}T) eV from the bottom of the conduction band. It is shown that silver telluride has n-type conductivity starting with the deficiency of Ag {>=} 0.01 at % in the stoichiometric composition, and it is practically impossible to achieve the stoichiometric composition in Ag{sub 2}Te.

OSTI ID:
21255568
Journal Information:
Semiconductors, Vol. 42, Issue 11; Other Information: DOI: 10.1134/S1063782608110043; Copyright (c) 2008 Pleiades Publishing, Ltd; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1063-7826
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English