Surface photovoltage, Space charge and Point charges

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The discussion focuses on the surface photovoltage effect in semiconductors, specifically how illumination alters the potential at the surface due to the generation of hole-electron pairs. It highlights the role of depletion regions, which contain defects that contribute to built-in voltage and potential, leading to band-bending as mobile carriers are depleted. The inquiry revolves around the impact of metal nanoparticles embedded within two organic semiconductors and whether this configuration can generate a photovoltage across the interface when exposed to light, considering both infinite and finite square lattice scenarios.

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The surface photovoltage effect suggests that the potential at the surface of a semiconductor will change when it is illuminated since hole-electron pairs are created.

The regions near the surface (depletion regions) contains defects that create a built-in voltage and built-in potential and the mobile carriers are emptied from this region (creates a "band-bending").

I am thinking about the situation where metal nano-particles are embeeded within two semiconductors (organic). If these nanoparticles are restricted within a thin layer, would this create a photovoltage across that interface when light hits this system?
 
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is it for an infinite or finite square lattice?
 

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