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Volume 467, Issue 1

December 1997

Symposium A — Amorphous and Microcrystalline Silicon Technology - 1997

Issue Editors:

M. Hack,
E.A. Schiff,
R. Schropp,
I. Shimizu,
S. Wagner

145 articles in this issue

Optically Induced Conductivity Changes in Amorphous Silicon: A Historical Perspective
David L. Staebler
OriginalPaper 15 March 1997 Pages: 3 - 5
The Light Induced Changes in A-Si: H Materials and Solar Cells-Where We are Now
C. R. Wronski
OriginalPaper 15 March 1997 Pages: 7 - 17
Search for Explaining the Staebler-Wronski Effect
H. Fritzsche
Tucson Az
OriginalPaper 15 March 1997 Pages: 19 - 30
A Chemical Bonding Model for Photo-Induced Defects in Hydrogenated Amorphous Silicon (a-Si:H): Intrinsic and Extrinsic Reaction Pathways
G. Lucovsky
H. Yang
OriginalPaper 15 March 1997 Pages: 31 - 36
Microscopic Aspects of the Staebler-Wronski Effect
Martin Stutzmann
OriginalPaper 15 March 1997 Pages: 37 - 48
Improved Stability Against Light-Exposure in Deuterated Amorphous Silicon Alloy Solar Cells
S. Sugiyama
J. Yang
S. Guha
OriginalPaper 15 March 1997 Pages: 49 - 54
The Significance of Charged Defects in Understanding the Light-Induced Degradation of Hydrogenated Amorphous Silicon-Germanium Alloys
Chih-Chiang Chen
Fan Zhong
Subhendu Guha
OriginalPaper 15 March 1997 Pages: 55 - 60
Polarized Electroabsorption in Pulse and Continuous Light-Soaked a-Si:H - Structural Change other than Defect Creation
H. Hata
T. Kamei
A. Matsuda
OriginalPaper 15 March 1997 Pages: 61 - 66
Molecular Dynamics Investigations of Boron Doping in a-Si:H
Peter A. Fedders
D. A. Drabold
OriginalPaper 15 March 1997 Pages: 67 - 72
Persistent Photoconductivity, the Staebler-Wronski Effect, and Long-Range Disorder in a-Si:H
D. Quicker
P. W. West
J. Kakalios
OriginalPaper 15 March 1997 Pages: 73 - 78
Light-Induced Metastable Defects or Light-Induced Metastable H Atoms in a-Si:H Films?
C. Godet
OriginalPaper 15 March 1997 Pages: 79 - 84
Change in The Spectral Shape of the Subgap Absorption in a-SI:H by Photodegradation at 4.2K and its Relation to the Mobility-Lifetime Product
P. Stradins
H. Fritzsche
OriginalPaper 15 March 1997 Pages: 85 - 90
On the Compensation Mechanism of Amorphous Silicon Films: Study of Stability
D. Caputo
G. De Cesare
E. Terzini
OriginalPaper 15 March 1997 Pages: 91 - 96
Light Induced Effects in A-Si:H Films Alloyed with Sulfur
Jong-Hwan Yoon
P. C. Taylor
Czang-Ho Lee
OriginalPaper 15 March 1997 Pages: 97 - 102
Electron Spin Resonance of Hydrogenated Amorphous Silicon Alloyed with Sulfur
Baojie Yan
P. C. Taylor
OriginalPaper 15 March 1997 Pages: 103 - 108
Light-Soaking Effects on Photoconductivity in a-Si:H Thin Films
E. Morgado
M. Rebelo da Silva
R. T. Henriques
OriginalPaper 15 March 1997 Pages: 109 - 114
Deuterium in Crystalline and Amorphous Silicon
R. Borzi
H. Ma
J. Walker
OriginalPaper 15 March 1997 Pages: 117 - 122
Hydrogen Populations in PECVD a-Si:H,D
T. S. Cull
M. J. Kernan
W. Paul
OriginalPaper 15 March 1997 Pages: 123 - 128
An Infrared and Luminescence Study of Tritiated Amorphous Silicon
L. S. Sidhu
T. Kosteski
W. Shmayda
OriginalPaper 15 March 1997 Pages: 129 - 134
Reactivity and Migration of Hydrogen in A-SI:H
R. Biswas
Qiming Li
Y. Yoon
OriginalPaper 15 March 1997 Pages: 135 - 140
Role of Material Structure on Molecular Diffusion of Hydrogen in a-Si:C:H Films
E. H. C. Ullersma
D. K. Inia
A. Van Veen
OriginalPaper 15 March 1997 Pages: 141 - 146
Determination of Hydrogen Density of States in Amorphous Silicon Using Fractional Evolution Experiments
A. J. Franz
W. B. Jackson
J. L. Gland
OriginalPaper 15 March 1997 Pages: 147 - 152
Growth Mechanism of Hydrogen Clusters
N. H. Nickel
G. B. Anderson
J. Walker
OriginalPaper 15 March 1997 Pages: 153 - 158
An NMR Investigation of H Cluster Configurations in A-SI:H
J. Todd Stephen
Jonathan M. Rutland
Yue Wu
OriginalPaper 15 March 1997 Pages: 159 - 164
Determination of the Density of States in Semiconductors from Transient Photoconductivity
C. Main
OriginalPaper 15 March 1997 Pages: 167 - 178
Spin Dependent Photoinduced Absorption in a-Si:H
N. Schultz
Z. V. Vardeny
P. C. Taylor
OriginalPaper 15 March 1997 Pages: 179 - 183
High Electric field effects on the Thermal Generation in Hydrogenated Amorphous Silicon
A. Ilie
B. Equer
OriginalPaper 15 March 1997 Pages: 185 - 190
New Results on the Microstructure of Amorphous Silicon as Observed by Internal Friction
R. S. Crandall
A. H. Mahan
R. O. Pohl
OriginalPaper 15 March 1997 Pages: 191 - 196
Identification of the Dominant Electron Deep Trap in a-Si:H: A Critical Test of the Defect Pool _vs. Defect Relaxation Pictures
Daewon Kwon
J. David Cohen
OriginalPaper 15 March 1997 Pages: 197 - 202
Influence of Defects on Excess Charge Carrier Kinetics Studied by Transient PC and Transient PA
H. Feist
M. Kunst
C. Swiatkowski
OriginalPaper 15 March 1997 Pages: 203 - 208
The Influence of the Substrate Temperature on the Recombination Processes in a-Si:H
Y. Lubianiker
I. Balberg
S. Z. Weisz
OriginalPaper 15 March 1997 Pages: 209 - 214
Influence of Deposition Conditions on the 1/f Noise in Hydrogenated Amorphous Silicon
P. W. West
D. Quicker
J. Kakalios
OriginalPaper 15 March 1997 Pages: 215 - 220
Fluctuating Defect Density Probed with Noise Spectroscopy in Hydrogenated Amorphous Silicon
P.A.W.E. Verleg
O. Uca
J. I. Dijkhuis
OriginalPaper 15 March 1997 Pages: 221 - 225
Numerical Simulation of the Transient Photoconductivity in A-SI:H as a Function of the Excitation Density
H. Feist
M. Kunst
OriginalPaper 15 March 1997 Pages: 227 - 232
Selfconsistent Analysis of Mobility-Lifetime Products and Subgap Absorption on Different PECVD A-SI:H Films
Lihong Jiao
S. Semoushikina
C. R. Wronski
OriginalPaper 15 March 1997 Pages: 233 - 238
Photoconductivity and Density of States in “Microstructural” Amorphous Silicon
B. G. Budaguan
A. A. Aivazov
A. A. Popov
OriginalPaper 15 March 1997 Pages: 239 - 244
Cooling of Hot Electrons in Amorphous Silicon
R. Vanderhaghen
D. Hulin
J. O. White
OriginalPaper 15 March 1997 Pages: 245 - 250
Space Charge Memory Effect in a-Si:H at low Temperatures
S. Heck
P. Stradins
H. Fritzsche
OriginalPaper 15 March 1997 Pages: 251 - 256
Experimental Determination of the Distribution of Tail States of Hydrogenated Amorphous Silicon: A Transient Photocurrent Analysis
D. P. Webb
F. Y. M. Chan
P. K. Lim
OriginalPaper 15 March 1997 Pages: 257 - 262
Ambipolar Phototransport (μτ_e = μτ_h) Observed as an Intrinsic Property of a-SiGe:H
Paul Wickboldt
Dawen Pang
J. David Cohen
OriginalPaper 15 March 1997 Pages: 263 - 268
Electronic Properties and Device Applications of Hot-Wire CVD Polycrystalline Silicon Films
A. R. Middya
J. Guillet
J. P. Kleider
OriginalPaper 15 March 1997 Pages: 271 - 282
Electronic Properties of Microcrystalline Silicon
R. Carius
F. Finger
H. Overhof
OriginalPaper 15 March 1997 Pages: 283 - 294
Electroabsorption Spectra of Hydrogenated Amorphous and Microcrystalline Silicon
Lin Jiang
E. A. Schiff
S. Guha
OriginalPaper 15 March 1997 Pages: 295 - 300
Electronic transport and structure of microcrystalline silicon deposited by the VHF-GD technique
M. Goerlitzer
N. Beck
A. V. Shah
OriginalPaper 15 March 1997 Pages: 301 - 306
Injection Doping of Ultrathin Microcrystalline Silicon films Prepared by CC-CVD
S. Koynov
S. Grebner
W. Fuhs
OriginalPaper 15 March 1997 Pages: 307 - 312
Nanostructured Silicon thin films Deposited by PECVD in the Presence of Silicon Nanoparticles
G. Viera
P. Roca i Cabarrocas
E. Bertran
OriginalPaper 15 March 1997 Pages: 313 - 318
Control of Enhanced Optical Absorption in μc-Si
A. Kaan Kalkan
Stephen J. Fonash
OriginalPaper 15 March 1997 Pages: 319 - 324
Deposition and Characterization of Polycrystalline Silicon Films on Glass for thin Film Solar Cells
R. B. Bergmann
J. Krinke
J. H. Werner
OriginalPaper 15 March 1997 Pages: 325 - 330
Pulsed-Laser Crystallized Highly Conductive boron-doped Microcrystalline Silicon
C. E. Nebel
B. Dahlheimer
M. Stutzmann
OriginalPaper 15 March 1997 Pages: 331 - 336
Optical and Structural Characterization of Silicon Microstructures Fabricated by Laser Interference Crystallization
D. Toet
G. Aichmayr
R. B. Bergmann
OriginalPaper 15 March 1997 Pages: 337 - 342