Electronic transport in doped mixed-phase hydrogenated amorphous/ nanocrystalline silicon thin films

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 100, Issue 7, 2012, Pages

  Wienkes, L R ^a   Blackwell, C ^a   Kakalios, J ^a  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONDUCTION MECHANISM; ELECTRONIC TRANSPORT; FREEZE OUT; MOTT VARIABLE-RANGE HOPPING; MULTIPHONONS; NANO-CRYSTALLINE SILICON THIN FILMS; PHONON MODE; SILICON THIN FILM;

PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; PHYSICS;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 84857264881     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3685491     Document Type: Article

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