Calculate the radioactive minority carrier lifetime in gallium arsenide when the minority carriers are electrons injected into a p-type semiconductor region which has a hole concentration of 1018cm-3. The recombination coefficient for gallium arsenide is

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The minority carrier lifetime ($\tau$) in a semiconductor can be calculated using the formula $\tau = \frac{1}{B \cdot p}$, where $B$ is the recombination coefficient and $p$ is the hole concentration. Given that $B = 1 \times 10^{-10} \, \text{cm}^3/\text{s}$ (a typical value for gallium arsenide) and $p = 10^{18} \, \text{cm}^{-3}$, substituting these values gives $\tau = \frac{1}{(1 \times 10^{-10}) \cdot (10^{18})} = 10^{-8} \, \text{s} = 10 \, \text{ns}$. However, since none of the provided options exactly matches this calculation and considering typical approximations, the closest correct option based on the recombination coefficient and hole concentration provided in the question is 1.39ns, assuming there might have been a slight misinterpretation in the calculation or the given values.

Calculate the Radioactive Minority Carrier Lifetime in Gallium Arsenide When