Definition
The transverse voltage produced across a current-carrying material in a perpendicular magnetic field; in semiconductors it enables carrier type, density, and mobility characterization.
Application
Used to characterize semiconductor wafers and films by determining n- or p-type polarity, sheet carrier density, and Hall mobility.
Related concepts
Evidence and further reading
- Evidence from nist.govhttps://www.nist.gov/pml/nanoscale-device-characterization-division/popular-links/hall-effect/resistivity-and-hall
- Evidence from nist.govhttps://www.nist.gov/publications/matrix-formalism-hall-effects-multicarrier-semiconductor-systems