PERSISTENT PHOTOCONDUCTIVITY IN UNDOPED A-SI-H/A-SIC-H MULTILAYERS

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BERTOMEU, J
PUIGDOLLERS, J
ASENSI, JM
ANDREU, J
DELGADO, JC
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[1] Universitat de Barcelona, Departament de Física Aplicada i Electrònica, E-08028 Barcelona
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10.1016/0040-6090(93)90589-H
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T [工业技术];
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Persistent photoconductivity (PPC) was observed in a-Si:H/a-Si1-xCx:H (hydrogenated amorphous silicon and hydrogenated amorphous silicon-carbon alloys) multilayers. The influence of bilayer thickness, band gap, wavelength of the light, duration of illumination and temperature on this phenomenon was studied. PPC and photoconductivity increase when the layer thickness increases, which has been attributed to interface recombination. PPC also increases when the carbon content of a-Si1-xCx:H increases. PPC for samples with low carbon content exhibits a decrease vs. illumination time attributed to the light-induced created defects. The temperature dependence of PPC presents an activated behaviour.
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