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Record 1 2008-08-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Photoelectricity and Electron Optics
  • Semiconductors (Electronics)
CONT

Metastable Defects in Amorphous Semiconductors. ... In [the Staebler-Wronski] effect exposure to light creates defects that limit the performance of thin-film transistors and solar cells. The defects are silicon atoms with three bonds to neighbors instead of the usual four (so called "dangling bond").

French

Domaine(s)
  • Photo-électricité et optique électronique
  • Semi-conducteurs (Électronique)
DEF

Défaut potentiel [d'une cellule au silicium amorphe] qui apparaît sous illumination, des liaisons atomiques faibles, par exemple.

Spanish

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