GEMINATE RECOMBINATION IN A-SI-H

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BORT, M [1 ]
FUHS, W [1 ]
LIEDTKE, S [1 ]
STACHOWITZ, R [1 ]
CARIUS, R [1 ]
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[1] UNIV MARBURG,ZENTRUM MAT WISSENSCH,W-3550 MARBURG,GERMANY
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10.1080/09500839108214547
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The recombination mechanism in a-Si:H is examined by studying the lifetime distribution P(tau) of the photoluminescence using frequency-resolved spectroscopy (FRS) and by light-induced electron spin resonance (LESR). The experiments are performed in a wide range of excitation densities (10(16) cm-3 s-1 < G < 10(22) cm-3 s-1). Two ranges of distinctively different behaviour are observed: (1) At G > 5 x 10(19) cm-3 s-1, P(tau) shifts with G to shorter times, as one expects in a case of non-geminate recombination between nearest available neighbours. (2) At G < 5 x 10(18) cm-3 s-1, P(tau) is independent of G. The transient behaviour of the photoluminescence intensity and of the LESR spin density shows convincingly that in this range geminate recombination prevails.
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