Abstract

The hole lifetime within a heavily doped n/sup +/ region has been determined using a measurement technique which evaluates the effective recombination velocity of n-n/sup +/ interfaces. The recombination model of a high/low junction is reviewed. The experiment is described. The measurement results are presented and discussed. Measurements of n/sup +/ layers of different types, like substrates, implanted buried layers, and diffused layers, suggest that the minority-carrier lifetime of such regions can be strongly degraded by the device fabrication processes. Results are consistent with the Shockley-Reed-Hall (SRH) lifetime value, which is two orders of magnitude lower than previously published values for bulk material.< <ETX xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">&gt;</ETX>

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