Relationship between the optical absorption and the density of deep gap states in microcrystalline silicon

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 102, Issue 10, 2007, Pages

  Klein, Stefan ^a,b   Finger, Friedhelm ^a   Carius, Reinhard ^a   Dylla, Thorsten ^a   Klomfass, Josef ^a  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^b Applied Materials   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; ENERGY GAP; LIGHT ABSORPTION; PARAMAGNETIC RESONANCE; SPIN DYNAMICS;

PARAMAGNETIC DEFECTS; PHOTOTHERMAL DEFLECTION SPECTROSCOPY;

MICROCRYSTALLINE SILICON;

EID: 36649013457     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2815645     Document Type: Article

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