Separation of bulk lifetime and surface recombination velocity obtained by transverse optical probing and multi-wavelength technique

Optics and Lasers in Engineering

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 461-472

  Sirleto, L ^a   Irace, A ^b   Vitale, G F ^b   Zeni, L ^c   Cutolo, A ^d  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SANNIO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bulk lifetime; Optical techniques; Process control; Surface recombination velocity

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERIZATION; LASER APPLICATIONS; LASER BEAM EFFECTS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; OPTICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; PROCESS CONTROL;

MULTI-WAVELENGTH TECHNIQUES; SURFACE RECOMBINATION VELOCITIES; TRANSVERSE OPTICAL PROBING;

CHARGE CARRIERS;

EID: 0036884587     PISSN: 01438166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0143-8166(01)00175-0     Document Type: Article

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