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. 2018 Oct 4;8(58):33551–33563. doi: 10.1039/c8ra05117h

Three recombination mechanisms, their properties and limitations.

Recombination mechanism Properties Limitations References
(1) Band-to-band recombination (1) It occurs between the excited electron and the hole lying in the empty valence band (1) The production of available electrons and holes limits this reaction 61
(2) It is second order to the concentration of the charge Carrier
(2) Trap-assisted recombination (1) This mechanism transpires with the help of the “trap” state (1) Shockley–Read–Hall model (SRH model) confirmed that the concentration of charge carriers hinders this reaction or mechanism
(2) It happens between the excited electrons and holes in the valence band
(3) Auger recombination (1) This usually happens during the recombination process of the excited electron and hole 20
(2) Releasing the energy to improve the energy of another electron or hole