Nonradiative electron-hole recombination by a low-barrier pathway in hydrogenated silicon semiconductors

Physical Review Letters

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 967-970

  Zhang, S B ^a   Branz, Howard M ^a  

^a NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 0001676071     PISSN: 00319007     EISSN: 10797114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.84.967     Document Type: Article

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