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Diffusion length measurements in CdS and CdSe Schottky barrier junctions

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Il Nuovo Cimento B (1971-1996)

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The minority carrier diffusion length has been measured on CdS and CdSe single crystals by means of the surface photovoltage method. By illuminating the samples through semi-transparent metal semiconductor Schottky barriers and for a given photovoltage signal, a linear relation was found between the intensity of light and the absorption length. By extrapolating to zero light intensity such a straight line, the diffusion length was obtained as the intercept with thex-axis. For good accuracy, a least-square fit method was employed to calculate the diffusion length values. The agreement of measurements performed on some Schottky diodes prepared in different ways and displaying different spectral responses confirmed a near independence of the SPV technique on some material parameters and experimental conditions.

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È stata misurata la lunghezza di diffusione dei portatori minoritari su monocristalli di CdS e CdSe utilizzando il metodo del fotovoltaggio superficiale (SPV). Illuminando i campioni attraverso barriere Schottky semitrasparenti è stata rilevata una relazione tra l'intensità di luce incidente e la lunghezza di assorbimento per ogni valore del fotovoltaggio. I valori della lunghezza di diffusione sono stati ottenuti mediante estrapolazione ad intensità di luce nulla usando il metodo dei minimi quadrati. L'accordo tra misure eseguite su diodi preparati in modo differente e con differenti risposte spettrali ha confermato una quasi indipendenza della tecnica SPV da alcuni parametri e condizioni sperimentali.

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Mora, S., Romeo, N. & Tarricone, L. Diffusion length measurements in CdS and CdSe Schottky barrier junctions. Nuov Cim B 60, 97–105 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02723071

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