SPIN EQUILIBRATION IN HYDROGEN DEPLETED AMORPHOUS-SILICON

被引:11
作者
ZAFAR, S [1 ]
SCHIFF, EA [1 ]
机构
[1] SYRACUSE UNIV,DEPT PHYS,SYRACUSE,NY 13244
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10.1016/S0022-3093(05)80121-8
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TQ174 [陶瓷工业]; TB3 [工程材料学];
学科分类号
0805 ; 080502 ;
摘要
Equilibration of the spin density in hydrogenated amorphous silicon (a-Si:H) following thermal quenching was measured in as-deposited and hydrogen-depleted specimens. The behavior in the depleted specimens was comparable to that for as-deposited specimens: the thermal activation energy for the equilibration time is 1.6 eV, and equilibration times are approximately proportional to the spin density. A hydrogen-mediated model for equilibration is presented.
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