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SURFACE PHOTOVOLTAGE [1 record]

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Record 1 2007-07-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Photoelectricity and Electron Optics
  • Semiconductors (Electronics)
  • Solar Energy
DEF

The generation of surface potential in semiconductors as a result of illumination with light featuring energy larger than energy gap of semiconductor.

OBS

... photo-generated electrons and holes are separated by the electric field in the space charge region at the surface.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Photo-électricité et optique électronique
  • Semi-conducteurs (Électronique)
  • Énergie solaire
DEF

Génération d'un potentiel de surface dans un semiconducteur obtenu par éclairement d'une énergie supérieure au gap du semiconducteur, les électrons photogénérés et les trous étant séparés par le champ électrique dans la zone de charge d'espace à la surface.

Spanish

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