OBSERVATION OF SLOW DANGLING-BOND RELAXATION IN P-TYPE HYDROGENATED AMORPHOUS-SILICON

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作者
CARLEN, MW
XU, YQ
CRANDALL, RS
机构
[1] National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden
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PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 1995年 / 51卷 / 04期
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10.1103/PhysRevB.51.2173
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T [工业技术];
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08 ;
摘要
Using junction-capacitance methods, we study the thermal charge emission of holes trapped in the dangling-bond defect D of p-type a-Si:H. Over a significant temperature range, we find a linear temperature-independent relation between emission time and the residence time of the hole on the D defect. We attribute this characteristic to a structural-relaxation process that is slow in disordered materials. © 1995 The American Physical Society.
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页码:2173 / 2179
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