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Carrier Injection and Space Charge Effects in a-Si:H / Crystaiine Si Heterojunctions
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 February 2011
Abstract
A study of excess carrier kinetics in a-Si:H / crystalline n-Si heterojunctions by transient photoconductivity measurements as a function of the excitation density is presented. It is observed that excess carriers can be injected from the a-Si:H in the c-Si part of the junctions, where the time associated to this injection process can be clearly resolved. The number of injected carriers increases with the number of excess carriers induced in the a-Si:H at low excitation density reaching a limit in the moderate excitation range. The driving force of the injection process is tentatively ascribed to the space charge field at the interface. The injection efficiency is estimated to be about 10%.
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