Amorphous silicon: Vehicle and test bed for large‐area electronics

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AbstractThis paper is an informal transcript of the Mott Lecture given at ICANS 23 in Utrecht. While the writer was fortunate to still have seen and heard Sir Nevill Mott at conferences, he came to know him mostly through stories and comments that told of his enthusiasm, his wide‐ranging interests, and the pleasure of interacting with him. Nevill Mott was the guide in preparing this brief account of the success story that amorphous silicon has become, and of what still may come of it. What would he have liked to learn about it today? The Lecture and the present account also reflect the writer's research interest in electronic materials. He wants to convey his opinion that hydrogenated forms of thin‐film silicon, having become the foundation of a large industry, still hold tremendous promise for research and for application.magnified image