Amorphous silicon suboxide light-emitting diodes

R. Janssen, U. Karrer, D. Dimova-Malinovska, M. Stutzmann

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Abstract

Optical absorption was measured on undoped as deposited and annealed amorphous silicon suboxide (a-SiOx:H) samples prepared by plasma enhanced chemical vapour deposition. The subgap absorption was reduced by one order of magnitude upon annealing. Annealing of a-SiOx:H p-i-n structures at 250°C increased the forward current densities and shifted the dominant electroluminescence peak from 1.1 eV to 1.3 eV, indicating a change in the recombination mechanism due to a lower defect density in the intrinsic layer. The total electroluminescence efficiency increased by a factor of 3 upon annealing and reached ∼ 10-3%.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1151-1155
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Non-Crystalline Solids
Volume227-230
Issue numberPART 2
DOIs
StatePublished - May 1998

Keywords

  • Amorphous silicon suboxide
  • Diodes
  • Optical absorption

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