UNRAVELING THE MU-TAU-MYSTERY IN A-SI-H

被引:8
作者
ANTONIADIS, H
SCHIFF, EA
机构
[1] Physics Department, Syracuse University, Syracuse
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D O I
10.1016/S0022-3093(05)80148-6
中图分类号
TQ174 [陶瓷工业]; TB3 [工程材料学];
学科分类号
0805 ; 080502 ;
摘要
The mu-tau-mystery is the large difference between mobility-lifetime products (mu-tau) in a-Si:H estimated from steady-state photoconductivity and transient photocharge measurements. We discuss whether this effect can be attributed to deep-trapping of electrons and subsequent re-emission prior to recombination. We present a simplified version of the re-emission model which shows that its principal assumptions can be checked using photocharge measurements over a sufficiently large time range. Measurements of the transient photocharge in a-Si:H are presented between 10(-8) and 10(2) s; the measurements show the same features as the re-emission model, and permit the characteristic emission time to be measured.
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