Abstract

The effect of gamma irradiation on the optical properties of layered TlGaSe2 and TlInS2 crystals in the wavelength range of 400–1,100 nm at 300 K is studied. From the analysis of optical absorption spectra, the energies of direct and indirect optical interband transitions before and after gamma irradiation are determined. It is shown that as the gamma-irradiation dose is accumulated in the range of 0–25 Mrad by TlGaSe2 and TlInS2 single crystals, the energies of direct and indirect allowed optical transitions increase from Egd = 2.06 eV and Egi = 1.90 eV at D = 0 Mrad to Egd = 2.11 eV and Egi = 1.98 eV at D = 25 Mrad for TlGaSe2 and Egd = 2.32 eV crystals and Egi = 2.27 eV at D = 0 Mrad to Egd = 2.35 and Egi = 2.32 eV at D = 25 Mrad for TlInS2 crystals. A decrease in the transmittance at doses from 0 to 5 Mrad and a further increase in the transmittance at the radiation dose D = 25 Mrad are observed.

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