Carrier lifetime of semi-insulating GaAs in the region of magnetoconcentration

Abstract
The effect of a magnetic field on the photoconductivity of semi‐insulating GaAs crystals mounted in the Voigt geometry has been investigated at room temperature. In the present experiment, the magnetic field deflects the photocarriers towards the illuminated surface of the specimen where their concentration increases. For weak electric fields an increase of the photoconductivity is obtained, whereas high electric fields produce a reduction of the photoconductivity. From the experimental results the carrier lifetime was determined as a function of the thickness of the magnetoconcentration region.