During the past several years there has grown an enormous experimental and theoretical
activity associated with amorphous silicon and its alloys. This is based on the exciting …

Data on the mechanism of thermal decomposition of silanes are generalised. The main
stages of the process are distinguished and characterised. Attention is concentrated on the …

We have found that the hydrogen evolution from boron-doped a-Si: H films prepared by the
glow-discharge decomposition of silane-diborane mixtures, differs appreciably from that of …

The results of a systematic study of hydrogen evolution from glowdischarge a-Si: H films are
presented. The influence of doping, film thickness and substrate temperature is discussed …

The infrared transmission spectra of two 'polysilanes' of approximate composition (SiH2) x
and (SiH) x, prepared by chemical means, have been measured in the range 4000 to 650 …

Publisher Summary This chapter discusses chemical reactions in plasma deposition. One of
the first efforts to understand the chemical reactions occurring in silane discharges was a …

Publisher Summary This chapter reviews the vibrational properties of hydrogenated
amorphous silicon (a-Si: H). Vibrational spectra are used to develop an understanding of …

In the last few years, light-induced changes have been observed in many of the properties of
hydrogenated amorphous silicon (a-Si: H). This article reviews the light-induced effects in …

Paul [1] has cogently argued the case against the exclusive assignment of the 2100 cm-1
band in the vibrational spectrum of hydrogenated amorphous silicon to= SiH 2 complexes …

The properties of amorphous hydrogenated silicon films produced at room temperature by rf
glow discharge decomposition of silane have been studied while systematically varying the …