• DocumentCode
    1397693
  • Title

    A review of recombination mechanisms in semiconductors

  • Author

    Landsberg, P.T.

  • Volume
    106
  • Issue
    17
  • fYear
    1959
  • fDate
    5/1/1959 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    908
  • Lastpage
    914
  • Abstract
    A survey of dominant recombination mechanisms in semiconductors is given in terms of elementary physical processes. A division between avoidable and unavoidable recombination mechanisms is convenient. In the former, group recombination through crystallographic defects and impurities, in the latter, group band-band Auger recombination, can be important. The evidence for the dominance of radiative recombination is rather limited.
  • Keywords
    semiconductors;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Proceedings of the IEE - Part B: Electronic and Communication Engineering
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0369-8890
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/pi-b-2.1959.0169
  • Filename
    5244082