Radiative charge carrier recombination

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-009841",
  "term": "Radiative charge carrier recombination",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "The process where an electron and a hole recombine, releasing their energy as a photon of light. This phenomenon is observed in semiconducting polymers and is the basis for light emission in organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs). The energy of the emitted photon corresponds to the band gap energy of the polymer material.",
  "synonyms": [
    "radiative recombination"
  ],
  "subject": "Polymer",
  "see_also": [
    "charge carrier recombination",
    "hole",
    "stimulated radiative charge carrier recombination"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2022, 94, 15. 'Glossary of terms relating to electronic, photonic and magnetic properties of polymers (IUPAC Recommendations 2021)' on page 44 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2020-0501)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/radiative-charge-carrier-recombination/"
}