XIII. Photovoltaic and Photoconductive Theory Applied to InSb
- 1 September 1955
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Electronics and Control
- Vol. 1 (2) , 126-133
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00207215508961396
Abstract
Equations are formulated for the distribution of photo-electrons and photo-holes in an intrinsic material. From the results for the photovoltaic effect it is shown that a value for the ambipolar diffusion length and hence the carrier lifetime may be obtained from the spectral sensitivity curve. Surface recombination is shown to have a marked effect on the magnitude and spectral distribution of the photoconductive response. Prom these two effects two estimates of the surface recombination velocity are made, both giving values near 5 × 104cm/sec.Keywords
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