Band-tail characteristics in amorphous semiconductors studied by the constant-photocurrent method

Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, Part 1: Regular Papers and Short Notes and Review Papers

Volumn 38, Issue 7 B, 1999, Pages 3986-3992

  Tanaka, Keiji ^a   Nakayama, Shin Ichi ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Absorption tail; Amorphous semiconductor; Chalcogenide glass; Constant photocurrent method; Optical absorption edge; Photoconduction; Urbach tail

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; AMORPHOUS FILMS; ARSENIC COMPOUNDS; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; PERMITTIVITY; PHOTOCURRENTS; SEMICONDUCTING GERMANIUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTING GLASS; SEMICONDUCTING SELENIUM;

AMORPHOUS SEMICONDUCTORS; BAND TAIL CHARACTERISTICS; CHALCOGENIDE GLASS; CONSTANT PHOTOCURRENT METHOD; OPTICAL ABSORPHON EDGES; PHOTOCONDUCTION;

AMORPHOUS MATERIALS;

EID: 0033334686     PISSN: 00214922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1143/jjap.38.3986     Document Type: Article

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