Relaxation measurements of the persistent photoconductivity in sulfur-doped a-Si:H
- Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (United States). School of Physics and Astronomy
The slow relaxation of the persistent photoconductivity (PPC) effect in sulfur-doped hydrogenated amorphous silicon (a-Si:H) has been measured as a function of temperature and illumination time. The relaxation is found to be thermally activated, with an activation energy which varies with sulfur concentration, while illuminating the film for a longer time leads to a longer relaxation time. A correlation is observed between changes of the photoconductivity during illumination and the magnitude of the PPC effect following illumination. These effects are also observed in compensated a-Si:H, suggesting that the mechanism for the PPC effect is the same in both sulfur-doped a-Si:H and compensated a-Si:H. The presence of donor and compensating acceptor states in sulfur-doped a-Si:H could arise from valence alternation pair sulfur atom defects.
- OSTI ID:
- 527695
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-960401--; ISBN 1-55899-323-1
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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