Nonexponential Relaxation of Conductance near Semiconductor Interfaces

H. J. Queisser

Physical Review Letters · 1985 · 119 citations · 7 references

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Abstract

Photoinduced excess charge at a GaAs interface barrier relaxes nonexponentially. A fit to experiment with a statistically motivated Kohlrausch formula is possible but unjustified. Serial relaxation by hierarchies of systems with increasing spatial separation of carriers furnishes a convincing explanation and exemplifies recent theoretical proposals to describe nonexponential relaxation processes.

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