Metastable Refractive Index Manipulation in Hydrogenated Amorphous Silicon for Reconfigurable Photonics
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DOI: 10.1002/adom.201901680
Abstract: Hydrogenated amorphous silicon (a‐Si:H) is known for exhibiting light‐induced metastable properties that are reversible upon annealing. While these are commonly associated with the well‐known deleterious Staebler–Wronski effect in the field of thin‐film silicon solar cells,… read more here.
Keywords: metastable refractive; hydrogenated amorphous; silicon; amorphous silicon ... See more keywords
Improving the Back Surface Field on an Amorphous Silicon Carbide Thin-Film Photocathode for Solar Water Splitting.
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DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201800782
Abstract: Amorphous silicon carbide (a-SiC:H) is a promising material for photoelectrochemical water splitting owing to its relatively small band-gap energy and high chemical and optoelectrical stability. This work studies the interplay between charge-carrier separation and collection,… read more here.
Keywords: silicon carbide; photocathode; water splitting; silicon ... See more keywords
Resistive switching behaviour of amorphous silicon carbide thin films fabricated by a single composite magnetron sputter deposition method
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DOI: 10.1007/s12034-020-02093-8
Abstract: Amorphous silicon carbide (a-SiC) films of thickness 50–300 nm are deposited by a single composite target magnetron sputtering process. Metal–SiC–metal structures are fabricated to demonstrate resistive switching. The top metal electrode is Cu, Pt or Ag… read more here.
Keywords: silicon carbide; spectroscopy; single composite; amorphous silicon ... See more keywords
Complex nano-patterning of structural, optical, electrical and electron emission properties of amorphous silicon thin films by scanning probe
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2017.09.228
Abstract: Abstract Preparation of nanoscale templates represents an important step for synthesis and assembly of diverse nanostructures and nanoscale devices. We show that complex nano-structural templates in a thin (40 nm) layer of hydrogenated amorphous silicon (a‐Si:H)… read more here.
Keywords: structural optical; amorphous silicon; optical electrical; silicon ... See more keywords
Heterogeneous growth of continuous ZIF-8 films on low-temperature amorphous silicon
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2018.12.060
Abstract: Abstract Thin amorphous silicon films, deposited at low temperature by Inductively Coupled Plasma Chemical Vapor Deposition, have, for the first time, been employed as substrate for ZIF-8 growth. In order to investigate the role of… read more here.
Keywords: zif; growth; zif films; temperature ... See more keywords
Impact of chemically grown silicon oxide interlayers on the hydrogen distribution at hydrogenated amorphous silicon/crystalline silicon heterointerfaces
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2021.150799
Abstract: Abstract We studied the impact of oxidizing pre-treatments (OPT) and post deposition annealing (PDA) on the passivation performance and the hydrogen distribution near the interface between crystalline silicon (c-Si) and hydrogenated amorphous silicon (a-Si:H), the… read more here.
Keywords: hydrogen; crystalline silicon; silicon; hydrogen distribution ... See more keywords
Amorphous silicon from low-temperature reduction of silica in the molten salts and its lithium-storage performance
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2020.11.041
Abstract: ABSTRACT Amorphous silicon (a-Si) is one of the most promising anode-materials for the lithium-ion battery owing to its large capacity and superior fracture resistance. However, a-Si is usually fabricated with the sophisticated chemical vapor deposition… read more here.
Keywords: temperature reduction; reduction; low temperature; capacity ... See more keywords
Dielectric property and interfacial polarization of polymer-derived amorphous silicon carbonitride
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2017.06.081
Abstract: Abstract The dielectric behavior of polymer-derived amorphous silicon carbonitride was investigated. The material exhibited an interfacial polarization. Although such a polarization exhibited a sharp decrease in the dielectric constant with frequency, the loss peak from… read more here.
Keywords: derived amorphous; polarization; silicon carbonitride; polymer derived ... See more keywords
Experimental study on a novel photovoltaic thermal system using amorphous silicon cells deposited on stainless steel
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2018.06.127
Abstract: Amorphous silicon (a-Si) cells are able to perform better as temperature increases due to the effect of thermal annealing. a-Si cells have great potential to solve or ease the problems of high power temperature coefficient,… read more here.
Keywords: system; silicon cells; photovoltaic thermal; silicon ... See more keywords
Determination of the size dispersion of amorphous silicon quantum dots from a silicon nitride film containing silicon nanocrystals
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijleo.2019.163763
Abstract: Abstract In this work we will investigate the size distribution of the amorphous silicon quantum dots (Si-AQD) inside a silicon nitride film SiNx (x = 0.12). The studied film contains an ensemble of silicon nanocrystals (Si-nc) inside… read more here.
Keywords: silicon nitride; silicon; amorphous silicon; nitride film ... See more keywords
Large and realistic models of amorphous silicon
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2018.04.011
Abstract: Abstract Amorphous silicon (a-Si) models are analyzed for structural, electronic and vibrational characteristics. Several models of various sizes have been computationally fabricated for this analysis. It is shown that a recently developed structural modeling algorithm… read more here.
Keywords: realistic models; amorphous silicon; models amorphous; large realistic ... See more keywords