Computer simulation of thermally stimulated depolarization currents due to charge carrier injection from contacts

Using computer simulation the possibility of a thermally stimulated depolarization current (TSDC) peak due to electron injection from contacts is considered. Calculations are performed for a semiconductor containing one donor level and partially blocking contacts. It is shown that electron injection from the contacts can be one of the reasons of TSDC peak inversion. The latter depends on the relations between the heights of potential barriers at cathode and anode. [Russian Text Ignored].