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Monocrystalline films of lead sulfide have been made photosensitive by baking in air or sulfur vapor. It is shown that the baking process formed narrow lines of material which are more p type than the host film. These lines, oriented along [100] and [010] directions, are responsible for the observed photosensitivity.
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