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Carrier Recombination

Carrier recombination is a fundamental process in semiconductor physics wherein an electron in the conduction band recombines with a hole in the valence band, resulting in the annihilation of the electron-hole pair and the release of energy in the form of photons or phonons, thereby governing the efficiency of optoelectronic devices such as light-emitting diodes, photovoltaic devices, and quantum well structures.

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Interface engineering of highly efficient perovskite solar cells

Huanping Zhou, Qi Chen, Gang Li et al. · Science · 2014 · 6.6K citations

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Statistics of the Recombinations of Holes and Electrons

W. Shockley, W. T. Read · Physical Review · 1952 · 6.4K citations

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25th Anniversary Article: Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells: Understanding the Mechanism of Operation

Alan J. Heeger · Advanced Materials · 2013 · 1.7K citations

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Role of Particle Size in Nanocrystalline TiO<sub>2</sub>-Based Photocatalysts

Zhibo Zhang, Chen‐Chi Wang, Rama Zakaria et al. · The Journal of Physical Chemistry B · 1998 · 1.4K citations

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Comparison of the device physics principles of planar and radial p-n junction nanorod solar cells

Brendan M. Kayes, Harry A. Atwater, Nathan S. Lewis · Journal of Applied Physics · 2005 · 1.4K citations · Full text

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    Michaël Grätzel

    École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland

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    K. Jarašiūnas

    Vilnius University, Lithuania

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    Chihaya Adachi

    Kyushu University, Japan

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    Takashi Minemoto

    Ritsumeikan University, Japan

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    Wilhelm Warta

    Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems, Germany

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