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Professor Walter E Spear Commemoration Issue: From materials science to applications of amorphous, microcrystalline and nanocrystalline silicon and other semiconductors

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Tribute
E.A. Davis
Pages: 2427-2429
Published online: 11 Oct 2010
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Preface

Introduction
From materials science to applications of amorphous, microcrystalline and nanocrystalline silicon and other semiconductors
Arun Madan & Rodrigo Martins
Pages: 2431-2434
Published online: 11 Oct 2010
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Original Articles

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Structural properties of amorphous silicon prepared from hydrogen-diluted silane
M. Zeman, G. van Elzakker, F.D. Tichelaar & P. Sutta
Pages: 2435-2448
Published online: 11 Oct 2010
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Intrinsic bonding defects in thin-film non-crystalline solids: Amorphous silicon (a-Si), hydrogenated amorphous silicon (a-Si:H), amorphous selenium (a-Se) and amorphous selenium–arsenic alloys (a-AsxSe1−x)
G. Lucovsky
Pages: 2449-2460
Published online: 11 Oct 2010
AbstractforIntrinsic bonding defects in thin-film non-crystalline solids: Amorphous silicon (a-Si), hydrogenated amorphous silicon (a-Si:H), amorphous selenium (a-Se) and amorphous selenium–arsenic alloys (a-AsxSe1−x) | Full Text | References | PDF (167.6 KB)
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Phase evolution in nanocrystalline silicon films: Hydrogen dilution and the cone kinetics model
Paul Stradins, Charles W. Teplin & Howard M. Branz
Pages: 2461-2468
Published online: 11 Oct 2010
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From amorphous to microcrystalline silicon: Moving from one to the other by halogenated silicon plasma chemistry
Giovanni Bruno, Pio Capezzuto, Maria M. Giangregorio, Giuseppe V. Bianco & Maria Losurdo
Pages: 2469-2489
Published online: 11 Oct 2010
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Fractal study of surface nanostructures of microcrystalline silicon films: From growth kinetics to electronic transport
T. Toyama, Y. Sobajima & H. Okamoto
Pages: 2491-2504
Published online: 11 Oct 2010
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Transit-time measurements of charge carriers in disordered silicons: Amorphous, microcrystalline and porous
E.A. Schiff
Pages: 2505-2518
Published online: 11 Oct 2010
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Kirchhoff's generalised law applied to amorphous silicon/crystalline silicon heterostructures
R. Brüggemann
Pages: 2519-2529
Published online: 11 Oct 2010
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Light-induced metastability in thin nanocrystalline silicon films
M. Bauza, N.P. Mandal, A. Ahnood, A. Sazonov & A. Nathan
Pages: 2531-2539
Published online: 11 Oct 2010
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Insights and challenges toward understanding the electronic properties of hydrogenated nanocrystalline silicon
Peter Hugger, J. David Cohen, Baojie Yan, Jeffrey Yang & Subhendu Guha
Pages: 2541-2555
Published online: 11 Oct 2010
AbstractforInsights and challenges toward understanding the electronic properties of hydrogenated nanocrystalline silicon | Full Text | References | PDF (428.7 KB)
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Some controversial points related to transport in microcrystalline silicon
J. Kočka, A. Vetushka & A. Fejfar
Pages: 2557-2571
Published online: 11 Oct 2010
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Structural characteristics of RF- and VHF-deposited nanocrystalline silicon films for solar cell application
Swati Ray & Sumita Mukhopadhyay
Pages: 2573-2585
Published online: 11 Oct 2010
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Solar Cells

Article
High-efficiency hydrogenated amorphous/crystalline Si heterojunction solar cells
Qi Wang
Pages: 2587-2598
Published online: 11 Oct 2010
AbstractforHigh-efficiency hydrogenated amorphous/crystalline Si heterojunction solar cells | Full Text | References | PDF (323.4 KB)
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Limiting factors in the fabrication of microcrystalline silicon solar cells and microcrystalline/amorphous (‘micromorph’) tandems
F. Meillaud, A. Feltrin, D. Dominé, P. Buehlmann, M. Python, G. Bugnon, A. Billet, G. Parascandolo, J. Bailat, S. Fay, N. Wyrsch, C. Ballif & A. Shah
Pages: 2599-2621
Published online: 11 Oct 2010
AbstractforLimiting factors in the fabrication of microcrystalline silicon solar cells and microcrystalline/amorphous (‘micromorph’) tandems | Full Text | References | PDF (581.2 KB)
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Flexible solar cells and modules
M.B. Schubert & R. Merz
Pages: 2623-2644
Published online: 11 Oct 2010
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Effect of bottom cell properties on micromorph tandem device performance
Paola Delli Veneri, Lucia V. Mercaldo & Carlo Privato
Pages: 2645-2654
Published online: 11 Oct 2010
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Electrical detection of electron spin resonance in microcrystalline silicon pin solar cells
J. Behrends, A. Schnegg, M. Fehr, A. Lambertz, S. Haas, F. Finger, B. Rech & K. Lips
Pages: 2655-2676
Published online: 11 Oct 2010
AbstractforElectrical detection of electron spin resonance in microcrystalline silicon pin solar cells | Full Text | References | PDF (495.2 KB)
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Introduction of the a-SiC:H/a-Si:H heterojunction solar cell and update on thin film Si:H solar modules
Yoshihisa Tawada
Pages: 2677-2685
Published online: 11 Oct 2010
AbstractforIntroduction of the a-SiC:H/a-Si:H heterojunction solar cell and update on thin film Si:H solar modules | Full Text | References | PDF (552.6 KB)
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Devices

Article
Amorphous silicon thin film transistor image sensors
R.A. Street, W.S. Wong, T. Ng & R. Lujan
Pages: 2687-2697
Published online: 11 Oct 2010
AbstractforAmorphous silicon thin film transistor image sensors | Full Text | References | PDF (719.2 KB)
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Nanostructured silicon and its application to solar cells, position sensors and thin film transistors
R. Martins, L. Raniero, L. Pereira, D. Costa†, H. Águas, S. Pereira, L. Silva, A. Gonçalves, I. Ferreira & E. Fortunato
Pages: 2699-2721
Published online: 11 Oct 2010
AbstractforNanostructured silicon and its application to solar cells, position sensors and thin film transistors | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB)
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Amorphous silicon carbide photoelectrode for hydrogen production directly from water using sunlight
F. Zhu, J. Hu, I. Matulionis, T. Deutsch, N. Gaillard, A. Kunrath, E. Miller & A. Madan
Pages: 2723-2739
Published online: 11 Oct 2010
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Oxide semiconductors: Order within the disorder
E. Fortunato, L. Pereira, P. Barquinha, I. Ferreira, R. Prabakaran, G. Gonçalves, A. Gonçalves & R. Martins
Pages: 2741-2758
Published online: 11 Oct 2010
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