Abstract
AbstractWe report novel material properties of a series of a-Si,Ge:H alloys grown by hot-wire chemical vapor deposition under low filament temperature (˜1800°C) and low substrate temperature (˜200-300°C). These alloys exhibit significantly improved electronic properties including low defect densities and sharp band tails (Urbach energies ≤ 45meV even for Ge fractions as high as 47at.%). On the other hand, comparisons of the transient photocapacitance and transient photocurrent spectra do not indicate very efficient hole collection in these materials. We found two distinct regimes of light-induced degradation in the alloy sample with 29at.% Ge fraction, possibly corresponding to the light induced increase of Ge and Si dangling bonds, respectively.
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