A Comparative Study of the Electronic Stability of Hydrogenated Amorphous Silicon and Silicon-Germanium Alloy Material

1991 ◽  
Vol 30 (Part 1, No. 2) ◽  
pp. 228-232 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ulrich Schneider ◽  
Andreas Scholz ◽  
Bernd Schröder ◽  
Franz Karg ◽  
Helmold Kausche
1990 ◽  
Vol 192 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hideki Matsumura ◽  
Masaaki Yamaguchi ◽  
Kazuo Morigaki

ABSTRACTHydrogenated amorphous silicon-germanium (a-SiGe:H) films are prepared by the catalytic chemical vapor deposition (Cat-CVD) method using a SiH4, GeH4 and H4 gas mixture. Properties of the films are investigated by the photo-thermal deflection spectroscopy (PDS) and electron spin resonance (ESR) measurements, in addition to the photo-conductive and structural studies. It is found that the characteristic energy of Urbach tail, ESR spin density and other photo-conductive properties of Cat-CVD a-SiGe:H films with optical band gaps around 1.45 eV are almost equivalent to those of the device quality glow discharge hydrogenated amorphous silicon (a-Si:H).


Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document