Detection of photoquenching in CuGaTe2

The photoconductivity spectrum of a single crystal of p type of CuGaTe₂, has been examined at 300K and 77K. Structural details, which appeared on the high energy side of The band gap transition, are attributed to the valance band structure. Pronounced photoquenching is also observed on the high energy side and it is due to the recombination of holes with the ejected electrons from the inner 3d level of copper atom. Such a photoquenching effect has not been reported so for.