Photoconductivity of thin a-Si:H films

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Kazanskii, A. G. [1 ]
Koshelev, O. G. [1 ]
Sazonov, A. Yu. [2 ]
Khomich, A. A. [1 ]
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[1] Moscow MV Lomonosov State Univ, Moscow 119992, Russia
[2] Univ Waterloo, Dept Elect & Comp Engn, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada
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10.1007/s11453-008-2012-y
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O469 [凝聚态物理学];
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Photoelectric and optical properties of a-Si:H films with a thickness of 60-100 nm were studied. Temperature dependences of photoconductivity in the temperature range 130-440 K and spectral dependences of the absorption coefficient near the absorption edge were measured. The results of comparative measurements of the room-temperature conductivity and the absorption coefficient in the defect-related subgap spectral range (photon energy h nu = 1.2 eV) indicate that the recombination of nonequilibrium carriers and, accordingly, the photoconductivity of a-Si:H films with a thickness of similar to 100 nm are determined by the defect concentration in the films.
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