RECOMBINATION PROCESSES AND GAP STATES IN HYDROGENATED AMORPHOUS SILICON AS ELUCIDATED BY TIME-RESOLVED LUMINESCENCE MEASUREMENTS

1981 ◽  
Vol 42 (C4) ◽  
pp. C4-587-C4-590
Author(s):  
I. Hirabayashi ◽  
K. Morigaki ◽  
S. Nitta
1987 ◽  
Vol 95 ◽  
Author(s):  
Z E. Smith ◽  
S. Wagner

AbstractThe experimental phenomena associated with light-induced degradation and thermal recovery of hydrogenated amorphous silicon (a-Si:H) films are reviewed, with special emphasis on the limitations of each experimental technique. When several techniques are used in concert, a fuller picture emerges. Recent experiments suggest different positions in the band-gap of the paramagnetic-associated defect states (the dangling bonds) for doped and undopedfilms; this information can be combined with conductivity, sub-bandgap optical absorption and electron spin resonance data to yield a model for the density of gap states (DOS) in a- Si:H, including how the DOS changes upon illumination and annealing.


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