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The spectral dependence of the photoelectric response of metal/a-Si:H/metal photovoltaic configurations in the energy range 0.75 − 2.2 is used to study the energy level diagram of the device.
Significant information is recovered from the spectra with reverse/forward bias and illumination. The results are interpreted as arising from alternative generation processes. We can identify internal photoemission, optical band-to-band absorption and localized-to-extended-state absorption.
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Valera, A. (1992). Photoelectric Response of Thin Films for Solar Cells. In: Ponce, F.A., Cardona, M. (eds) Surface Science. Springer Proceedings in Physics, vol 62. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-76376-2_51
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