Band-to-band Auger Recombination in Silicon and Germanium
Band-to-band Auger Recombination in Silicon and Germanium
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DOI:
10.1088/0031-8949/8/4/007
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发表时间:
1973-10
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影响因子:
2.9
通讯作者:
N. Nilsson
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作者:
N. Nilsson
High concentrations of electrons and holes in silicon and germanium have been achieved by optical injection by a giant pulse ruby laser. The kinetics and spectral distribution of the recombination radiation during and after the injection pulse have been analyzed by a theoretical model which takes into account the heating of the sample by the laser pulse as well as the decrease of the band gap which is due to the high carrier concentration. The decay of the recombination radiation signal shows that a third-order recombination process (band-to-band impact or Auger recombination) is predominant at high concentrations. The value of the Auger recombination coefficient γ3 10-31 - 4 × 10-30 cm6/s is obtained for silicon in the temperature interval 300 K-800 K.