The current‐voltage characteristics of polyethylene subjected to ultraviolet illumination are analysed. Although quantitative agreement can be obtained with both field emission and with hopping models, it is shown that these require the bulk structure to be asymmetric. A current‐generator model is satisfactory because it involves small barrier heights and a random structure in the bulk.
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H. J. Wintle (1965) studied this question.