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Title: Hydrogen populations in PECVD a-Si:H,D

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OSTI ID:20085471

Proton NMR and deuteron NMR (DMR) have been used to measure hydrogen populations in a series of PECVD a-Si:H,D films. The sharp DMR doublet from Si-D is fitted and subtracted out. The residual spectra then show specific signatures for molecular D{sub 2} and HD. The fitting procedures yield quantitative measures of Si-bonded and molecular species. A particular comparison is made between a pair of films prepared as the powered and unpowered electrodes in the same plasma deposition. Both silicon-bonded and molecular populations are significantly different in the two films and correlate with photoresponse products {eta}{mu}{tau} and with IR as well as other materials characterizations.

Research Organization:
Washington Univ., St. Louis, MO (US)
Sponsoring Organization:
National Science Foundation (NSF)
OSTI ID:
20085471
Resource Relation:
Conference: Amorphous and Microcrystalline Silicon Technology - 1997, San Francisco, CA (US), 03/31/1997--04/04/1997; Other Information: PBD: 1997; Related Information: In: Amorphous and microcrystalline silicon technology--1997. Materials Research Society symposium proceedings, Volume 467, by Wagner, S.; Hack, M.; Schiff, E.A.; Schropp, R.; Shimizu, I. [eds.], 999 pages.
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English