Abstract:First experimental investigations on absorption and photoluminescence of the novel Hg3TeCl4 monocrystals grown by the Bridgman method are reported. A comparison of the measurement results with theoretical band structure calculations of the Hg3TeCl4 crystal confirmed that Hg3TeCl4 is a wide-band-gap photoconductor (Eg = 3.64 eV at 24 K) with the effective masses of charge carriers characteristic for semiconductors. Energetic position of the main photoluminescence peak and its temperature dependence indicates th… Show more
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