Hydrogenated amorphous silicon and related alloys represent a special type of thin film
semiconductor material that has attracted much attention in the last decade. The scientific …

Hydrogenated amorphous silicon (a-Si: H) films have found increasing applications in the
last few years, in particular for thin film solar cells. Efficiencies of around 10% have been …

Unique properties of hydrogenated amorphous silicon (a-Si: H) such as the high light
absorption, lower defect density when compared with amorphous Si, the low temperature for …

Hydrogenated amorphous Si (a-Si: H) devices first made a significant impact in photovoltaic
application, 70% of the photovoltaic solar cells produced in Japan in 1984 were a-Si: H …

We report the optical and electronic properties of intrinsic and doped hydrogenated
amorphous silicon films deposited at 50° C. Comparison of the film properties in the as …

The authors review selected topics in the development of hydrogenated amorphous silicon
(a‐Si: H), from its emergence some 50 years ago to its present status as a mature thin‐film …

Publisher Summary This chapter describes the deposition of hydrogenated amorphous
silicon (a-Si: H) and related materials by employing a low-temperature, low-density plasma …

Large-area electronics is mainly concerned with the development of input/output devices
such as xerographic drums, page-width image sensors, and addressing circuits for LCD …

Of the different deposition parameters, the substrate temperature T s has a profound effect
on the microstructure and optoelectronic properties of hydrogenated amorphous silicon (a …

This paper describes the current status of hydrogenated amorphous silicon (a-Si: H) based
solar cell technology and the evolution to its “coming of age”. Several features which are …