CRYSTAL GROWTH, CHARACTERIZATION AND PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF Zr1 - xTixS3 (0 less than x less than . 33).

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0025-5408(83)90187-3

The authors report on the crystal growth conditions, transport properties and preliminary photoelectrochemical properties of Zr//1// minus //xTi//xS//3 crystals of composition x equals . 07, . 15, . 25, . 33. Their properties are compared to those of pure ZrS//3. It has been found that their resistivity decreases with increasing titanium content, and that the onset of photoresponse shifts to lower energies with a significant rise in quantum efficiency. It is suggested that these results are related to the formation of a lower-energy band consisting of titanium-like orbitals.