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An Assessment of the Light Modulated Photocurrent Method in the Study of the Density of Gap States in Hydrogenated Amorphous Silicon

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 February 2011

Fan Zhong  and
J. David Cohen
Fan Zhong
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403
J. David Cohen
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403
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Abstract

We have applied the modulated photocurrent (MPC) method over a wide range of frequencies (5Hz-100kHz) and temperatures (120K-380K) to assess its ability to accurately deduce the mobility gap distribution in a-Si:H. We have also investigated the effects of moving both the Fermi level within some samples (by light soaking and partial annealing) and the quasi-Fermi level (by applying the bias light) to observe how such changes influence the deduced density of states (DOS). We then compared the MPC results directly with the DOS determined by junction capacitance measurements in the same sample devices. We have determined general conditions under which, we believe, the MPC results provide an accurate picture of the gap state distribution. However, we found that under other conditions, the appearance of the deep defect peaks and other features do not represent the actual defect distribution but, rather, are artifacts due to recombination processes.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 258: Symposium A – Amorphous Silicon Technology – 1992 , 1992 , 813
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1992

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