Characteristics & Applications of Amorphous Silicon

Topics

• Thin‐film growth and Structure Chemical vapor deposition Physical vapor deposition Nucleation and growth Defects in disordered materials Role of hydrogen in a‐Si:H
• Electronic properties Density of states Band tails Defects and their electronic states Substitutional doping Electronic transport Recombination
• Processing and Characterization Interfaces and contacts Multilayers Semiconductors, dielectrics and metals Novel approaches
• Thin‐film Devices and Applications Thin‐film transistors p‐i‐n diodes and sensors Solar cells Displays and sensor arrays Cost models for a‐Si technologies