WIDE OPTICAL-GAP A-SI-O-H FILMS PREPARED FROM SIH4-CO2 GAS-MIXTURE

被引:38
作者
HAGA, K [1 ]
YAMAMOTO, K [1 ]
KUMANO, M [1 ]
WATANABE, H [1 ]
机构
[1] SENDAI NATL COLL TECHNOL,MIYAGI 98931,JAPAN
来源
JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS PART 2-LETTERS | 1986年 / 25卷 / 01期
关键词
GLOW DISCHARGES - Applications - HYDROGEN - OXYGEN - PHOTOCONDUCTIVITY - Measurements - PHOTODETECTORS - Materials;
D O I
10.1143/JJAP.25.L39
中图分类号
O59 [应用物理学];
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摘要
Hydrogenated amorphous silicon oxygen alloy films (a-Si:O:H) with wide optical-gap have been prepared by rf glow discharge decomposition of CO//2 and SiH//4 gas mixture. The optical-gap increases monotonically from 1. 76 ev to 2. 43 ev with increasing molar fraction of CO//2 to SiH//4 in the gas phase. A high photoconductivity of 4. 1 multiplied by 10** minus **9( OMEGA multiplied by (times) cm)** minus **1 is obtained for the films with the optical-gap of 2. 43 ev. Efficient doping is possible in these films and these properties suggest that the films are useful as window materials of photodetectors.
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页码:L39 / L41
页数:3
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