surface recombination velocity

surface recombination velocity

[′sər·fəs rē‚käm·bə′nā·shən və‚läs·əd·ē] (solid-state physics) A measure of the rate of recombination between electrons and holes at the surface of a semiconductor, equal to the component of the electron or hole current density normal to the surface divided by the excess electron or hole volume charge density close to the surface.