What is Quasi-Fermi level?

Separate Fermi levels for electrons and holes, used to describe a semiconductor driven out of equilibrium by light or current injection. The larger the split between them, the more excess carriers there are.

Field: Semiconductor physics

Related terms

Acceptor Auger recombination Band gap Degenerate semiconductor Diffusion length Donor Effective mass Einstein relation Electron affinity Fermi level

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