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On the Field Emission of Minority Carriers in Photoconductors
Author(s) -
Döhler G.
Publication year - 1967
Publication title -
physica status solidi (b)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.51
H-Index - 109
eISSN - 1521-3951
pISSN - 0370-1972
DOI - 10.1002/pssb.19670190207
Subject(s) - homogeneous , saturation current , field (mathematics) , saturation (graph theory) , diffusion , current (fluid) , optoelectronics , diffusion current , physics , layer (electronics) , field electron emission , materials science , condensed matter physics , nanotechnology , statistical physics , quantum mechanics , thermodynamics , electron , voltage , mathematics , combinatorics , pure mathematics
Layer‐like field inhomogeneities in homogeneous photoconductors are discussed using the model proposed by Kiess and Stöckmann, referring to the field emission of minority carriers. By neglecting diffusion, the stationary solutions obtained are shown to describe the potential variations measured in CdS by Kiess indicating a new current saturation effect in photoconductors. Some experimental results on current oscillations observed in Se by Polke and Hasler are also discussed.