Abstract
A simplified analysis is given of point-defect diffusion in the presence of traps which saturate on recombination. Examples of this phenomenon are self-interstitial diffusion and gettering in Czochralski silicon, and coupled interstitial-vacancy diffusion in perfect crystalline silicon. When recombination is diffusion limited, a simple diffusion equation is obtained, with an effective diffusivity D̃ which is an analytical function of the point-defect and trap concentrations. The physical meaning of this function is described.