Thermodynamic Determination of Work Functions of Bound Multiexciton Complexes
- 3 July 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 41 (1) , 56-60
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.41.56
Abstract
We present direct thermodynamic measurements of the work functions () of bound multiexciton complexes in Al-, B-, and P-doped Si. We find that the value of differs in a number of cases from those obtained by assuming ground-state to ground-state transitions for some of the lines seen in luminescence. All the measured values of are found to be less than the work function for the electron-hole liquid.
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