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Recombination in Tritiated Amorphous Silicon

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 March 2011

Tome Kosteski ,
Franco Gaspari ,
David Hum ,
Stefan Costea ,
Stefan Zukotynski ,
Nazir P. Kherani  and
Walter T. Shmayda
Tome Kosteski
Affiliation:
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3G4, Canada
Franco Gaspari
Affiliation:
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3G4, Canada
David Hum
Affiliation:
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3G4, Canada
Stefan Costea
Affiliation:
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3G4, Canada
Stefan Zukotynski
Affiliation:
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3G4, Canada
Nazir P. Kherani
Affiliation:
Ontario Power Technologies, Toronto, Ontario M8Z 5S4, Canada
Walter T. Shmayda
Affiliation:
Ontario Power Technologies, Toronto, Ontario M8Z 5S4, Canada
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Abstract

Tritiated amorphous silicon was used for the intrinsic layer of a p-i-n hydrogenated amorphous silicon diode. Current versus voltage measurements were carried out on the diode over time under dark and illuminated conditions. There was a decrease in the forward characteristic of the diode when measured under dark conditions and there was a decrease in photovoltaic power. These changes can be explained by the creation of dangling bonds when bonded tritium atoms decay. By annealing the diode at 125 °C, most of its photovoltaic properties could be recovered. It was also found that luminescence could be recovered in tritiated amorphous silicon by thermal annealing.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 609: Symposium A – Amorphous & Heterogeneous Silicon Thin Films – 2000 , 2000 , A30.1
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2000

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