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In Sect. 5.8, 5.9 we considered diffusion of carriers which are generated by the absorption of light. In this chapter we will discuss photoconductivity in greater detail with emphasis on trapping processes.
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Seeger, K. (1982). Photoconductivity. In: Semiconductor Physics. Springer Series in Solid-State Sciences, vol 40. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-02351-8_12
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