Statistics of the Recombinations of Holes and Electrons
- 1 September 1952
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review B
- Vol. 87 (5) , 835-842
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrev.87.835
Abstract
The statistics of the recombination of holes and electrons in semiconductors is analyzed on the basis of a model in which the recombination occurs through the mechanism of trapping. A trap is assumed to have an energy level in the energy gap so that its charge may have either of two values differing by one electronic charge. The dependence of lifetime of injected carriers upon initial conductivity and upon injected carrier density is discussed.Keywords
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- Electron-Hole Recombination in GermaniumPhysical Review B, 1952