Mechanisms of metastability in hydrogenated amorphous silicon

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 78, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 447-467

  Biswas, R ^a   Pan, B C ^a  

^a Iowa State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Atomistic mechanisms; Infrared absorption; Metastability; Molecular dynamics; Weak silicon bonds

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; CRYSTAL DEFECTS; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; HYDROGEN BONDS; HYDROGENATION; INFRARED RADIATION; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; REACTION KINETICS; STRAIN MEASUREMENT;

METASTABILITY;

AMORPHOUS SILICON;

EID: 0038107120     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0927-0248(02)00447-6     Document Type: Article

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