The Photomagnetoelectric Effect in Mercury Iodide

Abstract
In order to investigate the transport properties of mercury iodide, measurements of photomagnetoelectric (PME) effect and photoconductivity (PC) have been carried out. The experimental results show the presence of trapping phenomena and a strong dependence of carrier lifetimes on the light injection level. The obtained values of the lifetimes are in the range 10-7-10-6 s.