Condensation of Optically Excited Carriers in CdS: Determination of an Electron-Hole-Liquid Phase Diagram
- 28 February 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 38 (9), 511-514
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.38.511
Abstract
We demonstrate formation of an electron-hole liquid in CdS by phase separation of optically excited carriers. Measurement of the electron-hole-liquid density as a function of pump intensity and sample temperature determines the liquid portion of the liquid-gas coexistence curve giving a low-temperature liquid density of 2× and K.
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