A M White 1981 J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 14 L1 doi:10.1088/0022-3727/14/1/001
A M White
Show affiliationsSurface accumulation of carriers not only affects the conductance of a semiconductor sample, but is traditionally invoked as a means of reducing the effects of surface recombination velocity on minority carrier lifetime. It is shown that circumstances can easily arise where the latter effect is actually reversed, to the detriment of device performance. Simple expressions are derived for the effective surface recombination velocity, and the relationship between minority carrier lifetime and sheet conductance in truly surface dominated samples.
72.20.Jv Charge carriers: generation, recombination, lifetime, and trapping
Issue 1 (14 January 1981)
A M White 1981 J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 14 L1
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