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electron-hole recombination [1 record]

Record 1 2012-03-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electronics
OBS

When a voltage is applied, the detached electrons leave behind positively charged vacancies called holes ... the negative electrons then recombine with the holes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électronique
DEF

Fusion d'un électron et d'un trou qui engendre une émission de photons ou de chaleur.

Spanish

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