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To determine how the addition of nickel and copper impurities affects the rate of electron-hole recombination and carrier lifetimes in germanium.

August 1, 1953The Journal of Physical Chemistry105 citations

Effect of Nickel and Copper Impurities on the Recombination of Holes and Electrons in Germanium

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JBJustin Adams Burton GHG. W. Hull FMFrançois Morin

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To determine how the addition of nickel and copper impurities affects the rate of electron-hole recombination and carrier lifetimes in germanium.
Synthesized and prepared single-crystal germanium samples doped with controlled concentrations of nickel and copper impurities.
Measured minority carrier lifetimes and evaluated recombination kinetics across the doped semiconductor crystals.
Nickel and copper impurities act as highly effective recombination centers in germanium crystals.
Trace additions of both metals markedly decrease charge carrier lifetime by accelerating the electron-hole recombination process.

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ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ISSUEPREVArticleNEXTEffect of Nickel and Copper Impurities on the Recombination of Holes and Electrons in GermaniumJ. A. Burton, G. W. Hull, F. J. Morin, and J. C. SeveriensCite this: J. Phys. Chem. 1953, 57, 8, 853–859Publication Date (Print):August 1, 1953Publication History Published online1 May 2002Published inissue 1 August 1953https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/j150509a024https://doi.org/10.1021/j150509a024research-articleACS PublicationsRequest reuse permissionsArticle Views237Altmetric-Citations100LEARN ABOUT THESE METRICSArticle Views are the COUNTER-compliant sum of full text article downloads since November 2008 (both PDF and HTML) across all institutions and individuals. These metrics are regularly updated to reflect usage leading up to the last few days.Citations are the number of other articles citing this article, calculated by Crossref and updated daily. Find more information about Crossref citation counts.The Altmetric Attention Score is a quantitative measure of the attention that a research article has received online. Clicking on the donut icon will load a page at altmetric.com with additional details about the score and the social media presence for the given article. Find more information on the Altmetric Attention Score and how the score is calculated. Share Add toView InAdd Full Text with ReferenceAdd Description ExportRISCitationCitation and abstractCitation and referencesMore Options Share onFacebookTwitterWechatLinked InRedditEmail Other access options Get e-Alerts

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