THERMODYNAMIC DETERMINATION OF WORK FUNCTIONS OF BOUND MULTIEXCITON COMPLEXES

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作者
LYON, SA
SMITH, DL
MCGILL, TC
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[1] California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.41.56
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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We present direct thermodynamic measurements of the work functions () of bound multiexciton complexes in Al-, B-, and P-doped Si. We find that the value of differs in a number of cases from those obtained by assuming ground-state to ground-state transitions for some of the lines seen in luminescence. All the measured values of are found to be less than the work function for the electron-hole liquid. © 1978 The American Physical Society.
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