The dependence of the Tauc and Cody optical gaps associated with hydrogenated amorphous silicon on the film thickness: αl Experimental limitations and the impact of curvature in the Tauc and Cody plots

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 102, Issue 11, 2007, Pages

  Mok, Tat M ^a   O'Leary, Stephen K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROGENATION; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

CODY OPTICAL GAP; CODY PLOTS; OPTICAL SPECTRUM; TAUC OPTICAL GAP;

AMORPHOUS SILICON;

EID: 37249046607     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2817822     Document Type: Article

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