Hydrogen distribution in the vicinity of dangling bonds in hydrogenated amorphous silicon (a-Si:H)

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作者
Fehr, M. [1 ]
Schnegg, A. [1 ]
Teutloff, C. [2 ]
Bittl, R. [2 ]
Astakhov, O. [3 ]
Finger, F. [3 ]
Rech, B. [1 ]
Lips, K. [1 ]
机构
[1] Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin Mat & Energie, Inst Silizium Photovolta, D-12489 Berlin, Germany
[2] Free Univ Berlin, Fachbereich Phys, D-14195 Berlin, Germany
[3] Forschungszentrum Julich, Inst Energy Res Photovolta, D-52425 Julich, Germany
来源
PHYSICA STATUS SOLIDI A-APPLICATIONS AND MATERIALS SCIENCE | 2010年 / 207卷 / 03期
关键词
NUCLEAR DOUBLE-RESONANCE; ELECTRON-SPIN-RESONANCE; ECHO ENVELOPE-MODULATION; PULSED ENDOR; DEFECTS; HYPERFINE; SPECTRA; MATRIX;
D O I
10.1002/pssa.200982876
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
We have investigated the distribution of H atoms around native dangling bonds in a-Si:14 by electron-nuclear double resonance (ENDOR). In contrast to previous electron spin echo envelope modulation (ESEEM) studies [Isoya et al., Phys. Rev. B 47(12), 7013-7024 (1993)] we find that the distance between H atoms and dangling-bond defects can be well below r=3 angstrom. Our experimental data suggest that the H distribution is continuous and homogeneous and there is no indication for a short-range order between H atoms and dangling bonds. This work is a first step toward the investigation of the H distribution around light-induced defects to test models predicting the immediate proximity of H and defects. (C) 2010 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim
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