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Silicon Thin Films

Silicon Thin Films is a class of semiconductor material architectures consisting of ultrathin layers of silicon deposited on a substrate, distinguished by their nanoscale thickness, crystalline or amorphous microstructure, and tailored optoelectronic properties for use in photovoltaics, microelectronics, and sensor applications.

6.7K

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508

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Publications

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Infrared and Raman spectra of the silicon-hydrogen bonds in amorphous silicon prepared by glow discharge and sputtering

M. H. Brodsky, M. Cardona, J. J. Cuomo · Physical review. B, Solid state · 1977 · 1.6K citations

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Amorphous silicon solar cell

David Carlson, C. R. Wroński · Applied Physics Letters · 1976 · 1.3K citations

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Alkyl Monolayers on Silicon Prepared from 1-Alkenes and Hydrogen-Terminated Silicon

Matthew R. Linford, Paul Fenter, P. Eisenberger et al. · Journal of the American Chemical Society · 1995 · 1.1K citations

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Determination of surface roughness and optical constants of inhomogeneous amorphous silicon films

R. Swanepoel · Journal of Physics E Scientific Instruments · 1984 · 721 citations

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Impact ionization, trap creation, degradation, and breakdown in silicon dioxide films on silicon

D. J. DiMaria, E. Cartier, D. Arnold · Journal of Applied Physics · 1993 · 716 citations

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  1. PR
    Pere Roca i Cabarrocas

    École Polytechnique, France

    70 publications · 2.5K citations

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  2. CB
    Christophe Ballif

    École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland

    35 publications · 2K citations

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  3. BR
    B. Rech

    Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie, Germany

    35 publications · 1.3K citations

    23

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  4. MK
    Michio Kondo

    National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Japan

    36 publications · 1.6K citations

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  5. AM
    Akihisa Matsuda

    Nippon Medical School, Japan

    35 publications · 1.3K citations

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Institutions

2.6K

  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    48 h-index

    1.2K publications

    42K citations

  2. IBM Research - Thomas J. Watson Research Center

    Yorktown Heights, United States

    41 h-index

    268 publications

    21.3K citations

  3. Forschungszentrum Jülich

    Jülich, Germany

    36 h-index

    425 publications

    16.9K citations

  4. École Polytechnique

    Palaiseau, France

    35 h-index

    354 publications

    12.5K citations

  5. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Cambridge, United States

    33 h-index

    276 publications

    14.8K citations

  6. Laboratoire de Physique des Interfaces et des Couches Minces

    Palaiseau, France

    33 h-index

    277 publications

    9.5K citations

  7. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    33 h-index

    203 publications

    10.1K citations

  8. Tokyo Institute of Technology

    Tokyo, Japan

    32 h-index

    366 publications

    11.1K citations

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  1. Applied Physics Letters

    640 publications · 32.3K citations

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  2. Journal of Applied Physics

    558 publications · 26.9K citations

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  3. Thin Solid Films

    580 publications · 14.7K citations

    51

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  4. Japanese Journal of Applied Physics

    JJAP · 364 publications · 10.5K citations

    49

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  5. Journal of The Electrochemical Society

    JES · 204 publications · 9.3K citations

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