Abstract
The electrical properties (loss tangent (tanδ), real (ɛ) and imaginary (ɛ″) parts of complex dielectric permittivity, and ac conductivity across the layers (σac)) of (TlGaS2)1 − x (TlInSe2) x (x = 0.005, 0.02) layered single crystals have been studied in the frequency range f = 5 × 104 to 3.5 × 107 Hz. The results demonstrate that the dielectric dispersion in the crystals has a relaxation nature. Almost throughout the frequency range studied, their ac conductivity follows the relation σac ∼ f 0.8, characteristic of hopping conduction through localized states near the Fermi level. The Fermi-level density of states (N F ), the spread of their energies, the mean hop time τ and distance R, and the concentration of deep traps determining the ac conductivity of the crystals (N t ) have been estimated. With increasing x in (TlGaS2)1 − x (TlInSe2) x , N F and N t increase, while τ and R decrease.
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