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Photoconductivity

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Semiconductor Physics

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In Sects. 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. (2004). Photoconductivity. In: Semiconductor Physics. Advanced Texts in Physics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-09855-4_12

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