Light-induced metastable defects in amorphous silicon: The role of hydrogen
Journal Article
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· Appl. Phys. Lett.; (United States)
The role of hydrogen in the creation and annealing kinetics of the light-induced metastable defects in hydrogenated amorphous silicon is investigated using electron spin resonance. Deuterated and hydrogenated films exhibited the same defect creation rate and nearly identical distributions of annealing energies. Implications of these results for various microscopic models for the creation of metastable defects are discussed.
- Research Organization:
- Xerox Palo Alto Research Center, 3333 Coyote Hill Road, Palo Alto, California 94304
- OSTI ID:
- 6322243
- Journal Information:
- Appl. Phys. Lett.; (United States), Journal Name: Appl. Phys. Lett.; (United States) Vol. 48:1; ISSN APPLA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
360603* -- Materials-- Properties
AMORPHOUS STATE
ANNEALING
CHEMICAL BONDS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COLLISIONS
CRYSTAL DEFECTS
CRYSTAL STRUCTURE
DEUTERIUM
ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE
ELEMENTS
ENERGY LEVELS
EXCITED STATES
HEAT TREATMENTS
HYDROGEN ISOTOPES
HYDROGENATION
INFRARED SPECTRA
ISOTOPES
LIGHT NUCLEI
MAGNETIC RESONANCE
METASTABLE STATES
NUCLEI
ODD-ODD NUCLEI
PHOTON COLLISIONS
RESONANCE
SEMIMETALS
SILICON
SPECTRA
SPECTROSCOPY
STABLE ISOTOPES
X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY
360603* -- Materials-- Properties
AMORPHOUS STATE
ANNEALING
CHEMICAL BONDS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COLLISIONS
CRYSTAL DEFECTS
CRYSTAL STRUCTURE
DEUTERIUM
ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE
ELEMENTS
ENERGY LEVELS
EXCITED STATES
HEAT TREATMENTS
HYDROGEN ISOTOPES
HYDROGENATION
INFRARED SPECTRA
ISOTOPES
LIGHT NUCLEI
MAGNETIC RESONANCE
METASTABLE STATES
NUCLEI
ODD-ODD NUCLEI
PHOTON COLLISIONS
RESONANCE
SEMIMETALS
SILICON
SPECTRA
SPECTROSCOPY
STABLE ISOTOPES
X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY