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Title: Method for improving the stability of amorphous silicon

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1174791

A method of producing a metastable degradation resistant amorphous hydrogenated silicon film is provided, which comprises the steps of growing a hydrogenated amorphous silicon film, the film having an exposed surface, illuminating the surface using an essentially blue or ultraviolet light to form high densities of a light induced defect near the surface, and etching the surface to remove the defect.

Research Organization:
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC36-99GO10337
Assignee:
Midwest Research Institute (Kansas City, MO)
Patent Number(s):
6,713,400
Application Number:
09/714,331
OSTI ID:
1174791
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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