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2007
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Carrier mobilities in microcrystalline silicon films
Carrier mobilities in microcrystalline silicon films
For a better understanding of electronic transport mechanisms in thin-film silicon solar cell quality films, we have investigated the Hall mobility for electrons in microcrystalline/amorphous silicon over a range of crystallinities and doping concentrations. We find that Hall mobility increases with...
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Personal Name(s): | Bronger, T. |
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Carius, R. | |
Contributing Institute: |
Photovoltaik; IEF-5 |
Published in: | Thin solid films, 515 (2007) S. 7486 - 7489 |
Imprint: |
Amsterdam [u.a.]
Elsevier
2007
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Physical Description: |
7486 - 7489 |
DOI: |
10.1016/j.tsf.2006.11.091 |
Document Type: |
Journal Article |
Research Program: |
Erneuerbare Energien |
Series Title: |
Thin Solid Films
515 |
Subject (ZB): | |
Publikationsportal JuSER |
For a better understanding of electronic transport mechanisms in thin-film silicon solar cell quality films, we have investigated the Hall mobility for electrons in microcrystalline/amorphous silicon over a range of crystallinities and doping concentrations. We find that Hall mobility increases with increasing doping concentration in accordance with earlier measurements. With increasing amorphous fraction, the measured mobility decreases suggesting a negative influence of the additional disorder. The results suggest a differential mobility model in which mobility depends on the energy level of the carriers that contribute to the electrical current. (C) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. |