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Tunnel injection of minority carriers in semi-conductors

TLDR
In this article, a multi-layer thin-film device with adjacent insulator-semiconductor layers employing n-orp-type semiconductors is described, where a charge maintained at the insulator/semiconductors interface creates a depletion region that substantially suppresses tunneling of majority carriers while enhancing tunneling tunneling for minority carriers.
Abstract
Disclosed are multi-layer thin-film devices having adjacent insulator-semiconductor layers employing n-or-p-type semiconductors wherein a charge maintained at the insulator-semiconductor interface creates a depletion region that substantially suppresses tunneling of majority carriers while enhancing tunneling of minority carriers. When employed in a metal-insulator semiconductor (MIS) device wherein the semiconductor is a compound such as gallium arsenide (GaAs) or Cadmium Sulfide (CdS), such minority carrier injection substantially increases the luminescence efficiency.

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