PICOSECOND PHOTOCONDUCTIVE RESPONSE OF POLYCRYSTALLINE SILICON THIN-FILMS

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SHU, C [1 ]
HU, BB [1 ]
ZHANG, XC [1 ]
MEI, P [1 ]
YANG, ES [1 ]
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[1] COLUMBIA UNIV,CTR TELECOMMUN RES,NEW YORK,NY 10027
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10.1063/1.103579
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Using autocorrelation measurement, we have studied the picosecond photoconductivity of as-deposited, fine-grain polycrystalline silicon thin films. A strong correlation between photoconductive decay time and polycrystalline silicon deposition temperature has been observed. The fastest autocorrelated photoconductive response is 9 ps full width at half maximum, and is obtained from a polycrystalline silicon sample deposited at 590 °C. We estimated the carrier mobility from the peak autocorrelated current, as well as from the average photocurrent of a single gap. These two values show a large difference for samples deposited at relatively high temperatures, which can be explained by imperfect metal-semiconductor ohmic contacts.
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