Photoinduced surface deformations in ion-conducting Ag–As–S glasses. I. Isotropic deformations produced by small light spots

T. Gotoh, K. Tanaka
2001 Journal of Applied Physics  
Prominent surface deformations appear in Ag-As-S chalcogenide glasses when exposed to focused laser beams. Deformation behaviors change with the beam diameter, the photon energy, the temperature at which illumination is provided, and the sample composition. In thin AgAsS 2 films exposed at room temperature to a 2.0 eV light spot with a diameter of 2 m, an isotropic convex structure with a height of ϳ0.1 m appears. The expanded region accompanies an Ag-content enhancement by ϳ3 at. %, which
more » ... sts that the deformation is caused by photoinduced accumulation of Ag ϩ ions.
doi:10.1063/1.1357471 fatcat:vjrxi25x5rhlxe7rgqbldh2hm4