Effect of Shockley-read recombination on minority-carrier lifetime of n-Hg1-xCdxTe

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The temperature dependence of minority-carrier lifetime of n-Hg(subscript 1-x)Cd(subscript x)Te with various composition is investigated both theoretically and experimentally in the whole range between 300 K and 77 K. We use the technique of photoconductive decay to measure the minority-carrier recombination lifetime. The lifetime variations with temperature are explained using a combination of band-to-band and Shockley-Read recombination process. It shows that the lifetime variations with temperature cannot be explained by direct band-to-band recombination alone. The assumption that recombination also occurs via Shockley-Read type recombination centers enables us to calculate theoretically values of the lifetime in good agreement with the experimental results. The results show that the Shockley-Read recombination is the lifetime-limiting mechanism in the operating temperature below 200 K, and the Auger recombination is the lifetime-limiting mechanism in the range of the higher temperature.

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