Table 3 Indirect and direct energy band gaps, Urbach's energy values for GAFCHROMIC EBT2-M films exposed to DC Oxygen plasma for different exposure time.

From: Response of the modified GAFCHROMIC EBT2 radiochromic film to DC glow discharge plasma

Texp (min)

Indirect Eg (eV)

Direct Eg (eV)

\({\text{U}}\) (eV)

\(\Delta {\text{U}}\) (eV)

0

1.82 ± 0.01

1.90 ± 0.01

0.079

0.004

0.5

1.82 ± 0.01

1.90 ± 0.01

0.083

0.005

1

1.82 ± 0.01

1.90 ± 0.01

0.065

0.003

2

1.76 ± 0.01

1.88 ± 0.01

0.076

0.001

3

1.75 ± 0.01

1.88 ± 0.01

0.082

0.001

4

1.71 ± 0.01

1.85 ± 0.01

0.110

0.004

7

1.68 ± 0.01

1.84 ± 0.01

0.141

0.006

10

1.61 ± 0.01

1.81 ± 0.01

0.227

0.012