Evidence for deviations from a single-exponential distribution of conduction band tail states in hydrogenated amorphous silicon: A transient photocurrent analysis

Solid State Communications

Volumn 105, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 239-242

  Webb, D P ^a   Zou, X C ^a   Chan, Y C ^a   Lam, Y W ^a   Lin, S H ^a   Lin, X Y ^b   Lin, K X ^b   O'Leary, S K ^c   Lim, P K ^d  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b SHANTOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

A. disordered systems; A. semiconductors; A. thin films; D. electronic states

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC DENSITY OF STATES; PHOTOCURRENTS; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON; THIN FILMS;

CONDUCTION BAND TAIL STATE; HYDROGENATED AMORPHOUS SILICON;

AMORPHOUS SILICON;

EID: 0031644844     PISSN: 00381098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-1098(97)10104-1     Document Type: Article

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