Gj. Adriaenssens et al., RELATION BETWEEN THE OPTOELECTRONIC PARAMETERS OF AMORPHOUS HYDROGENATED SILICON FILMS DEPOSITED AT HIGH-TEMPERATURES AND THEIR MICROSTRUCTURE, Semiconductors, 32(1), 1998, pp. 109-111
The optical modulation spectra and photoconductivity of a number of a-
Si:H films containing 5-6at.% hydrogen with different microstructure p
arameters (R = 0.2-0.8) have been investigated. Information about the
defect density in the films, spreading of band edges (tailing), the ga
p width, and the product of the mobility and the lifetime of the elect
rons has been obtained. The microstructure is shown to have a substant
ial effect on the optoelectronic parameters of films with low hydrogen
content. (C) 1998 American Institute of Physics.