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Electron and hole transport in the band-tail states of amorphous silicon at low temperatures

Walter E. Spear Carnegie Laboratory of Physics, University of Dundee, Dundee DDI 4HN, Scotland
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Carolyn S. Cloude Carnegie Laboratory of Physics, University of Dundee, Dundee DDI 4HN, Scotland
Pages 467-484 | Received 21 Jan 1988, Accepted 22 Feb 1988, Published online: 20 Aug 2006

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R P Barclay. (1993) Enhancement of mobility at low temperatures in amorphous silicon hydride. Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 5:16, pages L235-L238.
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Keda Wang, Daxing Han, Mathieu Kemp & Marvin Silver. (1993) Time resolved electroluminescence in hydrogenated amorphous silicon. Applied Physics Letters 62:2, pages 157-159.
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