The concept of generation and recombination lifetimes in semiconductors
- 1 August 1982
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices
- Vol. 29 (8) , 1336-1338
- https://doi.org/10.1109/t-ed.1982.20879
Abstract
The purpose of this brief is to discuss the concept of generation and recombination lifetimes, a concept frequently confused in the literature. The regimes of device operation where they apply is discussed and it is shown experimentally for the first time that the two can be very different in magnitude.Keywords
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