Spectroscopic analysis of transient photocurrents in a-As2Se3

Abstract
A recently developed spectroscopic method, based on trap-controlled band-transport (TCBT) in semiconductors, is applied to the transient photocurrent in glassy As2Se3. The analysis points to the presence of a local maximum in the density of localised states at some 0.45 eV inside the gap; beyond this maximum, the density decreases exponentially over a range of approximately 0.15 eV. Difficulties concerning the spectroscopic interpretation of transport data are further examined.