1987 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Study of Photo and Electron-Beam Induced Phenomenons inAmorphous Chalcogenide Semiconductors Containing a large quantity of Ag
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61550014
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for General Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Applied materials
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| Research Institution | Nagoya Institute of Technology |
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Principal Investigator |
KAWAGUCHI Takeshi Nagoya Institute of Technology, 工学部, 助手 (80144195)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
MARUNO Shigeo Nagoya Institute of Technology, 工学部, 教授 (60024204)
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| Project Period (FY) |
1986 – 1987
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| Keywords | Chalcogenide glass / Amorphous semiconductor / Thin film / Optical property / Photodoping / Photo-induced metal surface deposition / 光ブリーチング |
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| Research Abstract |
Amorphous chalcogenide semiconductors containing a large quantity of Ag showthe following peculiar phenomenons. (1) Deposition of metallic silver particleon the semiconductor by illumination (photo-induced metal surface deposition: PSD). (2) Structural change in the semiconductor caused by electron beam irradiation. (3) Photovoltaic effect. (4) Remarkable temperature dependence of a.c. conduction. These phenomena are closely related to the behaviour of Ag^+ ions in the semiconductor. This project includes two reseaches: (a) the research with the objective to apply it to optical and electron-beam memory devices or high sensitive temperature detector; (b) the structural analysis of the semiconductor by X-ray diffraction and X-ray photo-emission spectroscopy. The following studies were performed. (a-1) The PSD phenomenon was studied using the film of (Ge_<0.3>S_<0.7>)_<100-x>Ag_x + y.Au in composition. The PSD sensitivity, resolving power of image and shape of deposited Ag particle were evaluated from the optical transmission property, SEM image, etc. The relations between these properties and the amount of Au(y) were investigated in detail. (a-2) The electron beam-induced structural change was studied by micro-spectrophotometer, EPMA, X-ray diffraction, etc, using the film mentioned above. A model was proposed for the mechanism of the electron beam-induced structural change. (a-3) The photovoltaic effect of glasses in the system of As-S-Ag and Ge-S-Ag (electrode: Au,Pt,Cr,etc) was studied. (a-4) Frequency-dependent admittance and capasitance of these glasses were studied at room temperature and 77K. (b-1) The structural analyses of the films were carried out on the basis of XPS spectra of Ge, S, Ag lines and X-ray diffraction patterns of the films and thermally-induced crystallines.
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