Intrinsic bonding defects in thin-film non-crystalline solids: Amorphous silicon (-Si), hydrogenated amorphous silicon (a-Si:H), amorphous selenium (a-Se) and amorphous selenium-arsenic alloys (a-AsxSe1-x)

Philosophical Magazine

Volumn 89, Issue 28-30, 2009, Pages 2449-2460

  Lucovsky, G ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amorphous selenium; Amorphous selenium arsenic alloys; Amorphous silicon; Bond constraint theory; Chemical bonding self organization; Hydrogenated amorphous silicon; Intrinsic defects; Percolation theory

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS SELENIUM; BOND CONSTRAINT THEORY; CHEMICAL BONDINGS; HYDROGENATED AMORPHOUS SILICON; INTRINSIC DEFECTS; PERCOLATION THEORY; SELF-ORGANIZATIONS;

AMORPHOUS ALLOYS; AMORPHOUS FILMS; ARSENIC; CHALCOGENIDES; CHEMICAL BONDS; CONSTRAINT THEORY; DEFECTS; HYDROGENATION; MICROCRYSTALLINE SILICON; NANOCRYSTALLINE ALLOYS; NANOCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; NANOCRYSTALLINE SILICON; PERCOLATION (SOLID STATE); SELENIUM; SEMICONDUCTING SELENIUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON COMPOUNDS; SILICON ALLOYS; SOLVENTS; THIN FILM DEVICES;

AMORPHOUS SILICON;

EID: 76849117349     PISSN: 14786435     EISSN: 14786443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14786430902729540     Document Type: Article

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