Heating of charge carriers and rectification of current in asymmetrical p-n junction in a microwave field

EMF of Hot Charge Carriers Arising at the p-n-Junction under the Influence of the Microwave Field and Light

“…The average value of the total current passing through the diode consists of the electron and hole currents and defined by the following equation [6] [7]:…”

Heating of the Electrons and the Rectified Current at the Contacts That Are in an Alternating Electromagnetic Field

“…In order to avoid straightening AC p-n-junction, in the measurement of the thermopower of hot carriers, the vector of the microwave electric field is directed perpendicular to the concentration gradient [2]. [3] studied the current and the emf arising in asymmetrical p-n-junctions under the influence of a strong microwave field. It revealed that, in asymmetric p-n-junction, a strong microwave field for the analysis of voltages and currents must be considered as the heating of electrons and holes.…”

Effect of Microwave Field on the Emergence of the Electromotive Force in Asymmetrical P-N-Junction

“…The authors [2] believe that the values of the observed large abnormal current and emf depends on the recombination processes in the space charge region. On the basis of theoretical studies [3] it is shown that the open circuit voltage U oc asymmetrical p-n junction (p p >>n n ), located in a microwave field, determined by the modulation potential barrier height and temperature of holes. However, in these studies scouted EMF and current three-dimensional image of the surface f (j кз , T e , T h ,) и f (U хх , T e , T h ,) in the microwave field.…”