Work Function and Electron Affinity of Semiconductors: Doping Effect and Complication due to Fermi Level Pinning

• Published in: Energy & environmental materials (Hoboken, N.J.) Vol. 4; no. 3; pp. 273 - 276
• Main Author: Shao, Guosheng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.07.2021
• Subjects: Affinity; band edges; Catalysts; Electron affinity; Electronic devices; Energy bands; Fermi level; Fermi pinning; Functional materials; Heterojunctions; Interfaces; Photoelectric emission; Photovoltaic cells; Pinning; Semiconductors; Solar cells; ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy; work function; Work functions

Semiconductors are a major category of functional materials essential to various applications to sustain the modern society. Most applied materials or devices utilizing semiconductors are enabled by interfaces or junctions, such as solar cells, electronic/photonic devices, environmental sensors, and...