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The presence of hydrogen in amorphous silicon alloys affects both the defect structure and the instabilities. Specific examples where the presence of hydrogen is either directly or indirectly important include (1) the elimination of silicon dangling bonds, (2) the trapping of molecular hydrogen in voids and (3) the presence of optically-induced, reversible metastabilities in the optical and electronic properties.
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Taylor, P.C., Ohlsen, W.D., Lee, C., Vander Heiden, E.D. (1986). The Influence of Hydrogen on the Defects and Instabilities in Hydrogenated Amorphous Silicon. In: Bambakidis, G., Bowman, R.C. (eds) Hydrogen in Disordered and Amorphous Solids. NATO ASI Series, vol 136. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-2025-6_9
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