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Applying an external electric bias on a semiconductor can produce an electric current. Impinging a light on a semiconductor already having an external electric bias can generate an extra electric current called photocurrent whose amplitude depends on the optical power and the wavelength of the light. In this chapter we study the photocurrent spectra of quantum well infrared photodetector and solar cells using quantum dots. We also study the photocurrent induced by multiphoton excitation.
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Lu, W., Fu, Y. (2018). Photocurrent Spectroscopy. In: Spectroscopy of Semiconductors. Springer Series in Optical Sciences, vol 215. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-94953-6_6
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