Delayed Electron–Hole Recombination in Pseudo-Direct Semiconductors

The supplied material is a bibliography rather than a conventional news article. It brings together research on radiation, charge-carrier recombination, defects, band gaps, transport, and optoelectronic applications across perovskites, chalcogenides, silicon and related semiconductor materials. The references span foundational work from 1860 through 2026, alongside computational methods, solar-cell efficiency records and photodetector research.

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