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Direct measurement of ambipolar diffusion in bulk silicon by ultrafast infrared imaging of laser-induced microplasmas

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Carrier kinetics in the density range of N = 10(17) - 10(20) cm(-3) is investigated inside the bulk of crystalline silicon. Most conventional experimental techniques used to study carrier mobility are indirect and lack sensitivity because of charging effects and recombination on the surface. An all optical technique is used to overcome these obstacles. By focusing 1.3-mu m femtosecond laser pulses in the volume, we inject an initial free-carrier population by two-photon absorption. Then, we use pump-and-probe infrared microscopy as a tool to obtain simultaneous measurements of the carrier diffusion and recombination dynamics in a microscale region deep inside the material. The rate equation model is used to simulate our experimental results. We report a constant ambipolar diffusion coefficient D-a of 2.5 cm(2) s(-1) and an effective carrier lifetime tau(eff) of 2.5 ns at room temperature. A discussion on our findings at these high-injection levels is presented. (C) 2016 AIP Publishing LLC.
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hal-01418492 , version 1 (16-12-2016)

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Alexandros Mouskeftaras, Margaux Chanal, Maxime Chambonneau, Raphael Clady, Olivier Uteza, et al.. Direct measurement of ambipolar diffusion in bulk silicon by ultrafast infrared imaging of laser-induced microplasmas. Applied Physics Letters, 2016, 108 (4), ⟨10.1063/1.4941031⟩. ⟨hal-01418492⟩
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