Compare the approximate radiative minority carrier lifetimes in gallium arsenide and silicon when the minority carriers are electrons injected into the p-type region which has a hole concentration of 10^18 cm−3. The injected electron density is small compared with the majority carrier density.

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Compare the approximate radiative minority carrier lifetimes in gallium arsenide and silicon when the minority carriers are electrons injected into the p-type region which has a hole concentration of 10^18 cm−3. The injected electron density is small compared with the majority carrier density.
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