Correlation of stress with light-induced defects in hydrogenated amorphous silicon films

Sarah Kurtz, Y. S. Tsuo, Raphael Tsu

Applied Physics Letters · 1986 · 14 citations · 11 references

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Abstract

No correlation was found between the stress in hydrogenated amorphous silicon films and the light-induced effect, as measured by the photoconductivity. An equation is derived for calculation of the external stress applied to a film. The light-induced degradation in a ‘‘zero-stress’’ film (one removed from the substrate) was shown to be equivalent to that of an as-deposited film.

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