Lifetime of excess electrons in Cu–Zn–Sn–Se powders

G. F. Novikov*, M. V. Gapanovich, V. F. Gremenok, K. V. Bocharov, W. T. Tsai, Ming Jer Jeng, Liann Be Chang

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Abstract

The method of time-resolved microwave photoconductivity at a frequency of 36 GHz in the range of temperatures of 200–300 K is used to study the kinetics of the annihilation of charge carriers in Cu–Zn–Sn–Se powders obtained by the solid-phase method of synthesis in cells. The lifetime of excess electrons at room temperature is found to be shorter than 5 ns. The activation energy for the process of recombination amounted to Ea ~ 0.054 eV.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)18-22
Number of pages5
JournalSemiconductors
Volume51
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 01 01 2017

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