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Moss–Burstein effect

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248: 59: 77:. For example, in n-doped semiconductor, as the doping concentration is increased, electrons populate states within the conduction band which pushes the Fermi level to higher energy. In the case of degenerate level of doping, the Fermi level lies inside the conduction band. The "apparent" band gap of a semiconductor can be measured using transmission/reflection 81:. In the case of a degenerate semiconductor, an electron from the top of the valence band can only be excited into conduction band above the Fermi level (which now lies in conduction band) since all the states below the Fermi level are occupied states. 85:
forbids excitation into these occupied states. Thus we observe an increase in the apparent band gap. Apparent band gap = Actual band gap + Moss-Burstein shift (as shown in the figure).
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The effect occurs when the electron carrier concentration exceeds the conduction band edge density of states, which corresponds to degenerate
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is increased as the absorption edge is pushed to higher energies as a result of some states close to the
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being populated. This is observed for a degenerate electron distribution such as that found in some
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Negative Burstein shifts can also occur. These are due to band structure changes due to doping.
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Burstein–Moss effect
Burstein
band gap
semiconductor
conduction band
degenerate semiconductors

doping in semiconductors
Fermi level
valence bands
spectroscopy
Pauli's exclusion principle
"The Interpretation of the Properties of Indium Antimonide"
Bibcode
1954PPSB...67..775M
doi
10.1088/0370-1301/67/10/306
ISSN
0370-1301
"Anomalous Optical Absorption Limit in InSb"
Bibcode
1954PhRv...93..632B
doi
10.1103/PhysRev.93.632
ISBN
0-306-41326-4
ISBN
978-3-540-25370-9
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