Optics and Spectroscopy, vol.128, no.12, pp.1978-1982, 2020 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
Abstract: Intense luminescence and nanosecond relaxation of photocurrent upon strong optical excitation have been observed in CuIn5S8 crystals grown by slow melt cooling at a constant temperature gradient. Three emission bands with energies of 1.52, 1.48, and 1.465 eV are distinguished in the photoluminescence spectra. The crystal photoactivation in the range of 300–600 K is explained by an increase in the hole mobility in the valence band with an increase in temperature.