Disorder and the optical-absorption edge of hydrogenated amorphous silicon

G. D. Cody*, T. Tiedje, B. Abeles, B. Brooks, Y. Goldstein

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Abstract

The effect of thermal and structural disorder on the electronic structure of hydrogenated amorphous silicon is investigated by measurement of the shape of the optical absorption edge as a function of temperature and thermal evolution of hydrogen. The data are consistent with the idea that the thermal and structural disorder are additive, and suggest that the disorder, rather than the hydrogen content, is the fundamental determining factor in the optical band gap.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1480-1483
Number of pages4
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume47
Issue number20
DOIs
StatePublished - 1981
Externally publishedYes

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