DEFECT-POOL MODEL PARAMETERS FOR AMORPHOUS-SILICON DERIVED FROM FIELD-EFFECT MEASUREMENTS

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DEANE, SC
POWELL, MJ
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Field-effect conductance measurements are analysed using a new defect-pool model and an energy-dependent density of states for amorphous silicon is derived. We determine the key defect-pool parameters and in particular we find that the energy separation (Delta) between the D- states in n-type a-Si:H and the D+ states in p-type a-Si:H is 0.44 eV. This result implies that the equilibrium density of states in bulk intrinsic amorphous silicon must contain about four times more charged defects than neutral defects.
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