Changes in the electrical and photoelectrical properties, as well as in the
dislocation structure, of crystalline p-CdTe under the pulsed laser irradi
ation were studied. A decrease in the dark current and an increase in the d
islocation density in both irradiated and unirradiated parts of the crystal
were observed. These changes are related to the effect of surface acoustic
waves generated by the nanosecond laser pulses. (C) 2001 MAIK "Nauka/Inter
periodica".