Features of the long-wavelength impurity photoconductivity spectrum in compensated germanium

This paper discusses the impurity photoconductivity spectra of compensated Ge: (Cu, Sb) in the photoheating regime, in which the photon energy is comparable to the scale of the random potential well, and the temperature is 4.2 K. Three sections are distinguished in the long-wavelength cutoff region, corresponding to different energy relaxation and charge-carrier transport mechanisms, including a mechanism that involves the participation of optical phonons. 6 refs., 1 fig