Kinetic model for photoinduced and thermally induced creation and annihilation of metastable defects in hydrogenated amorphous silicon

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Abstract

A microscopic many-body model is proposed for the kinetics of metastable defects (MSDs) in hydrogenated amorphous silicon (a-Si:H). It is based on the existence of short-lived large energy fluctuations which induce transient traps for carriers that release their energy and enhance the creation or annihilation of MSDs. The expressions found for the photoinduced and thermally induced creation and annihilation rates' coefficients explain the dependence on the variety of parameters.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1897-1901
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Applied Physics
Volume77
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Mar 1995
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Solar cells

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Physics and Astronomy

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