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Investigations of Ultra-Thin Single Layer A-Si:H Films

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2011

S. A. Koehler*
Affiliation:
The James Frank Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago IL 60637
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Abstract

Measurements are presented as direct evidence of tail states in ultra-thin a-Si:H single layer films. Including tail states in computer simulations completely removes the staircase structure in the differential optical spectra, previously associated with the quantum confinement of carriers.

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Research Article
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1997

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