Recombination Studies and Radiative Transitions in Semiconductors.

Abstract

The report is concerned with electron generation and recombination processes in semiconductors. Some work is described with germanium and purified monocrystal tellurium, but emphasis is on roles of deep flaw levels in silicon and gallium arsenide. Photoionization properties, and hole capture as determined from photoconductance, are measured for indium in silicon, and for manganese, cobalt, and nickel in gallium arsenide. Experimental results are correlated with theoretical models for deep flaw states. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0739978

Entities

People

  • John S. Blakemore
  • Roger A. Messenger

Organizations

  • Florida Atlantic University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Charged Particles
  • Chemical Compounds
  • Compound Semiconductors
  • Demographic Cohorts
  • Electronics
  • Electrons
  • Elementary Fermions
  • Elementary Particles
  • Elements
  • Fermions
  • Gallium
  • Gallium Arsenides
  • Germanium
  • Leptons
  • Manganese
  • Metals
  • Semiconductors

Fields of Study

  • Materials science
  • Physics

Readers

  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Metallurgy
  • Semiconductor Device Technology

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics