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The MRS Symposium Proceeding series is an internationally
recognised reference suitable for researchers and practitioners.
Thin-film silicon materials and their alloys underpin a diverse
range of electronic systems, from active matrix flat-panel
displays, through solar panels for the 'green-power' generation, to
surface micromanaged MEMS devices. Thin-film silicon can possess a
diverse range of structures, from being fully amorphous to fully
polycrystalline, as well as allowing mixed-phase states, such as
micro- and nanocrystalline silicon. Such diversity has made
large-area electronics one of the fastest growing semiconductor
technologies, although not without introducing some complexity.
This book addresses issues related to both fundamental materials
science and applied technology and offers an overview of studies on
film growth and crystallization, materials characterization,
defects, metastability and carrier transport, as well as devices
such as solar cells and thin-film transistors. The importance of
developing efficient solar cells is reflected in the number of
reports that seek to improve lifetime and efficiency, as well as
light trapping, in solar cells.
Amorphous, nano-, micro- and polycrystalline silicon thin films and
associated alloys are used in a plethora of applications ranging
from active matrix displays and imaging arrays to solar panels.
These applications make large-area electronics the fastest growing
semiconductor technology today, pushing material requirements and
device performance to new limits. This book brings together
researchers to share their expertise. Materials addressed include
amorphous, nano-, micro- and polycrystalline silicon, and their
alloys with germanium, carbon and other elements. Topics include:
the understanding of growth processes; producing high-quality films
at high growth rates or low temperatures; in situ characterization
techniques for monitoring growth; understanding amorphous,
mixed-phase and crystalline structures, along with the principles
for augmenting crystallinity; developing post-deposition processes;
identifying fundamental issues in electronic structure and carrier
transport in 3D, 2D and 1D; understanding metastability and the
role of hydrogen; integrating photovoltaic devices and thin-film
electronics into systems on glass, flexible polymeric and other
nonconventional substrates; and designing, fabricating and testing
devices and applications.
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