Errors introduced in the predicted a-Si:H based devices characteristic curves when dangling bonds are modeled by de-coupled states

In this paper we investigate in a-Si:H-based devices the accuracy of approximating dangling bonds by pairs of donor-like and acceptor-like states. We discuss the impact of using this approximation in device modeling by studying the dark current–voltage, the illuminated current–voltage and the spectr...

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Autores: Klimovsky, E,, Rath, J.K., Schropp, R.E.I., Rubinelli, Francisco Alberto
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2002
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/30069
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/30069
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Amorphous Materials
Solar Cells
Donor And Acceptor States
Amphoteric States
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/2.2
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Sumario:In this paper we investigate in a-Si:H-based devices the accuracy of approximating dangling bonds by pairs of donor-like and acceptor-like states. We discuss the impact of using this approximation in device modeling by studying the dark current–voltage, the illuminated current–voltage and the spectral response curves. We find that the relative error introduced by this approximation in these characteristic curves can be tolerated when the correlation energy is assumed to be positive and when the capture crosssection of neutral states adopted is much smaller than that of charged states. A wide range of intrinsic layer-thickness values, density of states and temperatures has been investigated. This approximation fails when the correlation energy adopted is negative, and is not accurate enough when the correlation energy is assumed to be positive but the capture cross-section of neutral states adopted is higher than that of charged states.