Abstract
We report kinetics of photodarkening of a-As2Se3 films in terms of changes in absorption coefficient and optical band gap. These are estimated by in situ measurements of transmission spectra at intervals of 10 ms under laser illumination. The absorption coefficient increase with increasing time of laser illumination before saturating. The change in optical band gap, estimated from transmission spectra are studied as a function of time and intensity. A theoretical fitting of the change in optical parameters is done using photon-assisted site switching model, yielding the time constants for the changes in optical absorption and optical band gap. The change in absorption coefficient and optical band gap with incident laser intensity is also examined to investigate the saturation phenomenon.
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