DEPENDENCE OF THE SATURATION OF LIGHT-INDUCED DEFECT DENSITY IN A-SI-H ON TEMPERATURE AND LIGHT-INTENSITY

被引:11
作者
ISOMURA, M [1 ]
HATA, N [1 ]
WAGNER, S [1 ]
机构
[1] PRINCETON UNIV,DEPT ELECT ENGN,PRINCETON,NJ 08544
来源
JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS PART 1-REGULAR PAPERS SHORT NOTES & REVIEW PAPERS | 1992年 / 31卷 / 11期
关键词
AMORPHOUS SILICON; STAEBLER-WRONSKI EFFECT; LIGHT-INDUCED DEFECT; TEMPERATURE; INTENSITY; SATURATION;
D O I
10.1143/JJAP.31.3500
中图分类号
O59 [应用物理学];
学科分类号
摘要
We studied the temperature and intensity dependence of the saturated density of light-induced defects (N(sat)) in hydrogenated amorphous silicon (a-Si:H), established by high-intensity Kr+ laser illumination. The saturation value is insensitive to temperature below about 90-degrees-C. Above 90-degrees-C, N(sat) drops with increasing temperature. This behavior can be explained within the defect pool model by a limited number of defect sites coupled with the concept of defect equilibrium. The experimental data suggest that the tail states do not direcily affect N(sat) in device-quality a-Si:H.
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页码:3500 / 3505
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