DEPTH PROFILING OF DEFECTS IN A-SI-H BY PHOTOTHERMAL DEFLECTION SPECTROSCOPY

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作者
ASANO, A [1 ]
STUTZMANN, M [1 ]
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[1] MAX PLANCK INST FESTKORPERFORSCH,W-7000 STUTTGART 80,GERMANY
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10.1016/S0022-3093(05)80195-4
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TQ174 [陶瓷工业]; TB3 [工程材料学];
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0805 ; 080502 ;
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The amplitude of interference fringes in optical absorption spectra for thin films has been analyzed in the range of low absorption coefficients and was found to be related to a depth profile of absorbers, e.g. defects. This method has been applied to the sub-bandgap optical absorption spectra measured by photothermal deflection spectroscopy for a-Si:H thin films. It is shown that the analysis of interference fringes provides unique information about surface and interface defects in this material.
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