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The Photocarrier Grating and Its Applications in the Study of A-Si:H Materials and Devices

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 February 2011

I. Balberg
I. Balberg*
Affiliation:
The Racah Institute of Physics, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem 91904, Israel
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Abstract

To date the photocarrier grating (PCG) technique is widespread among a- Si:H researchers. This technique is presently the only available technique for the determination of the minority carrier diffusion length in materials where this length is in the submicron range. The basic idea or the PCG technique will be presented, and results which follow its fruitful use in the study of a-Si:H materials and devices will be reviewed. Finally some future studies of these materials by the PCG method will be suggested.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 258: Symposium A – Amorphous Silicon Technology – 1992 , 1992 , 693
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1992

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