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Comment on “Some considerations concerning the detection of excitons by field ionization in a Schottky barrier” – [phys. stat. sol. (b) 234 , No. 1, 23–35 (2002)]
Author(s) -
Mysyrowicz A.,
Leblanc P. J.,
Fortin E.
Publication year - 2003
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.200301862
Subject(s) - exciton , schottky barrier , ionization , physics , range (aeronautics) , field (mathematics) , chemistry , condensed matter physics , atomic physics , optoelectronics , materials science , quantum mechanics , ion , mathematics , diode , pure mathematics , composite material
We revisit the detection of excitons in Cu 2 O by the exciton‐mediated effect. It is shown that this type of detector is linear over a wide range of exciton densities, contrary to a recent claim that it should quickly saturate. (© 2003 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)