Said organic layer comprises a layer that generates light by recombining charge carriers.

Each nanowire (2) comprises a minority carrier barrier element (6) for minimizing recombination of minority carriers at the contact to the second electrode layer (8).

A recombination region is configured in the blocking region (18) and is comprised of a material that promotes a recombination of charge carriers of the first and second type of conductivity.

The expansion is induced through the recombination of free carriers near the RISFs.

The invention relates to a method and an arrangement for measuring the recombination lifetime of minority carriers in semiconductors.

If the recombination region (R) is of a type using a p-n junction, the recombination rate of the minority carriers can be also controlled by applying a bias voltage.

A semiconductor manufacturing process, including forming a titanium oxide layer on a semiconductor surface, wherein the titanium oxide layer is negatively charged to reduce charge carrier recombination at the semiconductor surface.

The rate of carrier recombination is monitored by imaging the photoluminescence decay over time.

The method consists in allowing storage of loads in the photodiode until activation of direct conduction of the upper junction so as to promote (F1) the recombination of carriers derived from the intermediate layer with carriers of the top layer.

The solar battery can have the most suitable thickness in terms of photoelectric efficiency and reduce carrier recombination loss.

Thus, the solar cell exhibits excellent optical trapping for solar rays and low recombination rate of carriers on the rear side.

A process for heat-treating a single crystal silicon segment to influence the profile of minority carrier recombination centers in the segment.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a structure wherein recombination of carriers arising with irradiation of thin-film or bulk semiconductors by light can be suppressed and extraction to electrodes is made easy.

This allows for the provision of a multi-quantum well solar cell such that recombination of carriers generated by light absorption is inhibited and high photoelectric conversion efficiency is achieved.

Provided at low cost is a multi-quantum well solar cell such that recombination of carriers generated by light absorption is inhibited and high photoelectric conversion efficiency is achieved.