Intrinsic Optical Absorption and the Radiative Recombination Lifetime in PbS
- 1 January 1958
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review B
- Vol. 109 (1) , 47-50
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrev.109.47
Abstract
The intrinsic optical absorption spectrum of PbS crystals has been measured. The absorption coefficients range from about 10 to giving continuous data through the band edge. At 300°K the data indicate a direct transition energy of 0.41 ev and an indirect transition energy of 0.37 ev. The radiative recombination lifetime for PbS calculated from the absorption data is 63 microseconds at 300°K.
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