INTERBAND AUGER TRANSITIONS AND CHARGE-CARRIER LIFETIME IN DEGENERATE, NARROW-GAP, P-TYPE SEMICONDUCTORSстатья
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Аннотация:The probability of interband Auger recombination of an electron from the conduction band is calculated for a narrow-band semiconductor with a Kane spectrum when the holes are degenerate. The result is used to calculate the Auger recombination rate and the impact ionization rate in a semiconductor in which the holes and electrons are not in thermal equilibrium. An expression is obtained for the steady-state lifetime of nonequilibrium carriers. Numerical estimates are made for Hg1-xCdxTe (x=0.2). (C) 1995 American Institute of Physics.