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Electronic states in hydrogenated microcrystalline silicon

F. Finger Forschungszentrum Jülich, Institut für Schicht- und Ionentechnik, D-52425, Jülich, Germany
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J. Müller Forschungszentrum Jülich, Institut für Schicht- und Ionentechnik, D-52425, Jülich, Germany
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C. Malten Forschungszentrum Jülich, Institut für Schicht- und Ionentechnik, D-52425, Jülich, Germany
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H. Wagner Forschungszentrum Jülich, Institut für Schicht- und Ionentechnik, D-52425, Jülich, Germany
Pages 805-830 | Received 02 May 1997, Accepted 10 Jul 1997, Published online: 13 Aug 2009

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J. Behrends, A. Schnegg, M. Fehr, A. Lambertz, S. Haas, F. Finger, B. Rech & K. Lips. (2009) Electrical detection of electron spin resonance in microcrystalline silicon pin solar cells. Philosophical Magazine 89:28-30, pages 2655-2676.
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