The Optics Laboratory
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Hans Hallen, North Carolina State University Physics DepartmentExcess Carrier Lifetime: Quantitative Measurement at High Spatial Resolution
The lifetime of excess carriers, carriers created by shining light on a semiconductor, is modified by the presence of defects. These defects may be buried under the surface or be defects in the surface termination. We image this process at high spatial resolution, establish that the method can be quantitative, examine the origins of the high resolution, and discuss other properties in relation to silicon-on-insulator samples.
Experimental Technique Imaging Quantification Spatial Resolution Other Effects, SOI Students Involved:Graduate Students
Last updated on October 5, 2000