METASTABLE DEFECT STATES AND EQUILIBRATION TEMPERATURES IN A-SINX-H, A-SIOX-H AND A-SICX-H

被引:9
作者
HAMED, A
FRITZSCHE, H
DENG, XM
KOHLER, S
GUPTA, R
机构
[1] James Franck Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
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10.1016/S0022-3093(05)80112-7
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
Metastable defects are created by light exposure in amorphous silicon alloys at different exposure temperatures T(e). They are removed by annealing at an equilibration temperature T(E). In a-SiNx:H of band gap E0 = 3.4 eV the efficiency of defect creation and T(E) = 460 K are independent of T(e) between T(e) = 4 and 300K. In a-SiOx:H of band gap E0 = 3.3 eV the efficiency is constant between T(e) = 4 and 100K and then rises with T(e) up to T(e) = 350K. T(E) = 480K independent of T(e). In a-SiCx:H defects can only be created below T(e) = 150K, and T(E) = 400K. Metastable defects are studied by subgap absorption and persistent photoconductivity in multilayers.
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