Quantum-kinetic theory of photocurrent generation via direct and phonon-mediated optical transitions
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
2012-06-14 v1 Materials Science
Abstract
A quantum-kinetic theory of direct and phonon mediated indirect optical transitions is developed within the framework of the non-equilibrium Green's function formalism. After validation against the standard Fermi-Golden-Rule approach in the bulk case, it is used in the simulation of photocurrent generation in ultra-thin crystalline silicon p-i-n-junction devices.
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@article{arxiv.1012.5462,
title = {Quantum-kinetic theory of photocurrent generation via direct and phonon-mediated optical transitions},
author = {U. Aeberhard},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1012.5462},
year = {2012}
}
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12 pages, 11 figures