Title: space charge region
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - space charge region
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.14089
Status: current

Definition
Region formed within a semiconductor in contact with another phase in which there is a band bending that can be upward or downward.

Related Term
- depletion layer: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/14004

Source
- PAC, 2011, 83, 931. 'Glossary of terms used in photocatalysis and radiation catalysis (IUPAC Recommendations 2011)' on page 989 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-09-09-36)

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Citation: Citation: 'space charge region' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.14089
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