Carbon content influence on the optical constants of hydrogenated amorphous silicon carbon alloys

Optical Materials

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1257-1267

  Akaoglu, B ^a   Sel, K ^b   Atilgan, I ^b   Katircioglu, B ^b  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Absorption; Amorphous alloys; Inhomogeneity; Optical properties; Plasma CVD

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; AMORPHOUS ALLOYS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PLASMA ENHANCED CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

AMORPHOUS SILICON CARBON ALLOYS; HYDROGEN DILUTION; PLASMA CVD; VISIBLE TRANSMITTANCE SPECTROSCOPY;

AMORPHOUS SILICON;

EID: 40849094310     PISSN: 09253467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.optmat.2007.06.005     Document Type: Article

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