Light-induced modification of a-SiOx:H. I: Metastability

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 95, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 4046-4059

  Janotta, Andreas ^a   Dikce, Yavuz ^a   Linder, Susanne ^a   Schmidt, Matthias ^a   Janssen, Rainer ^a   Stutzmann, Martin ^a  

^a WALTER SCHOTTKY INSTITUT   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; CHARGE CARRIERS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DEGRADATION; DEPOSITION; DIFFUSION; GLASS; HYDROGENATION; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHTING; PHOTOCHROMISM; PHOTOCONDUCTIVITY; PHOTOCURRENTS; PHOTODIODES; THERMAL EFFECTS;

DEEP-LEVEL TRANSIENT SPECTROSCOPY; LIGHT INTENSITY; LIGHT-INDUCED MODIFICATION; METASTABILITY;

AMORPHOUS SILICON;

EID: 2342509550     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1667007     Document Type: Article

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