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Amorphous semiconductor may refer to : Amorphous silicon (e.g. for thin-film PV) glassy forms of Arsenic sulfide glassy selenium glassy tellurium glassy
Amorphous_semiconductor
Material of moderate electrical conductivity
Kishin (1968). "Amorphous Semiconductors" (PDF). APL Technical Digest. 7 (3): 2–9. Hulls, K; McMillan, P W (May 1972). "Amorphous semiconductors: a review of
Semiconductor
Non-crystalline silicon
Amorphous silicon (a-Si) is the non-crystalline form of silicon used for solar cells and thin-film transistors in LCDs. Used as semiconductor material
Amorphous_silicon
Oxide of silicon
can be divided into two categories: crystalline and non-crystalline (amorphous). In crystalline form, this substance can be found naturally occurring
Silicon_dioxide
Type of semiconductor
semiconductor was the work by Tang and Van Slyke. They showed that efficient electroluminescence can be generated in a vapor-deposited thin amorphous
Organic_semiconductor
Semiconductor materials are nominally small band gap insulators. The defining property of a semiconductor material is that it can be compromised by doping
List of semiconductor materials
List_of_semiconductor_materials
Energy parameter
structurally disordered semiconductors such as hydrogenated amorphous silicon. In the simplest description of a semiconductor, a single parameter is used
Urbach_energy
Method for determining the band gap of a material
disordered or amorphous semiconductors. In his original work Jan Tauc (/taʊts/) showed that the optical absorption spectrum of amorphous germanium resembles
Tauc_plot
Mathematical formula
The model has been used to fit the complex refractive index of amorphous semiconductor materials at frequencies greater than their optical band gap. The
Tauc–Lorentz_model
Non-crystalline solid
synonymously with amorphous solid; however, these terms refer specifically to amorphous materials that undergo a glass transition. Examples of amorphous solids include
Amorphous_solid
Intentional introduction of impurities into an intrinsic semiconductor
In semiconductor production, doping is the intentional introduction of impurities into an intrinsic (undoped) semiconductor for the purpose of modulating
Doping_(semiconductor)
Chemical compound
Because of its polymeric structure, amorphous red phosphorus is insoluble in most solvents. It also shows semiconductor properties. Hittorf's phosphorus
Red_phosphorus
British theoretical physicist (1905–1996)
electronic structure of magnetic and disordered systems, especially amorphous semiconductors. The Prize was shared with Philip W. Anderson and John Van Vleck
Nevill_Mott
Type of transistor
or other amorphous semiconductors in thin-film transistors or organic field-effect transistors (OFETs) that are based on organic semiconductors; often,
Field-effect_transistor
Chemical element with atomic number 14 (Si)
is a tetravalent non-metal (sometimes considered as a metalloid) and semiconductor. It is a member of group 14 in the periodic table: carbon is above it;
Silicon
Topics referred to by the same term
An amorphous set in set theory Amorphous semiconductor (disambiguation) This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Amorphous. If
Amorphous_(disambiguation)
oxide zinc oxide as the semiconductor. Oxides have several properties which make them desirable over hydrogenated amorphous silicon (a-Si:H), which was
Oxide_thin-film_transistor
Category of chemical elements
IC 1981, "Inelastic light scattering in a onefold-coordinated amorphous semiconductor", Physical Review Letters, vol. 46, no. 2, 12 January, doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett
Nonmetal
American physicist (1947–2025)
Cohen, focused on electronic structure of complex crystalline and amorphous semiconductors. Joannopoulos had helped set the theoretical foundations of key
John_Joannopoulos
Semiconducting material used in solar cell technology
of amorphous silicon, most commercially established PV technologies use toxic heavy metals. CIGS often uses a CdS buffer layer, and the semiconductor material
Crystalline_silicon
American physicist and MIT professor
amorphous materials, metal-insulator transitions, and electronic defects in amorphous semiconductors. In particular, Adler was an expert on amorphous
David_Adler_(physicist)
Form of silicon with a continuous, unbroken crystal lattice
boundaries (i.e. a single crystal). Mono-Si can be prepared as an intrinsic semiconductor that consists only of exceedingly pure silicon, or it can be doped by
Monocrystalline_silicon
Chemical element with metallic and nonmetallic properties
1974, 'Electronic Properties of Amorphous Arsenic', in J Stuke & W Brenig (eds), Amorphous and Liquid Semiconductors: Proceedings, vol. 1, Taylor & Francis
Metalloid
Solid-state electrically operated switch also used as an amplifier
type.[which?]. Semiconductor material (dopants): The metalloids; germanium (first used in 1947) and silicon (first used in 1954)—in amorphous, polycrystalline
Transistor
State of matter
These solids are known as amorphous solids; examples include polystyrene and glass. Whether a solid is crystalline or amorphous depends on the material
Solid
American physicist
Minnesota. Known within the scientific community for his work with amorphous semiconductors, granular materials, and 1/f noise, he is known to the general
James_Kakalios
Field-effect transistor device
fabricated with a wide variety of semiconductor materials. Because it is naturally abundant and well understood, amorphous or polycrystalline silicon were
Thin-film_transistor
Models for electric current flow
Peter Thomas (11 April 2006). Electronic Transport in Hydrogenated Amorphous Semiconductors. Springer Tracts in Modern Physics. Vol. 114. Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Charge_transport_mechanisms
American petroleum brand owned by Chevron Corporation
Archived from the original on January 26, 2009. "Stanford Ovshinsky: Amorphous semiconductor materials". Inventor of the Week. March 2000. Archived from the
Texaco
Quantity in solid-state physics
with appreciable structural disorder, such as polycrystalline or amorphous semiconductors. Anderson suggested that beyond a critical value of structural
Electron_mobility
Semiconducting material
In its amorphous form, a-IGZO is a representative transparent amorphous oxide semiconductor (TAOS), a class of wide-band-gap oxide semiconductors that combine
Indium_gallium_zinc_oxide
Carlson, D., Wronski, C. (1985). "Amorphous silicon solar cells". Topics in Applied Physics: Amorphous Semiconductors: Amorphous silicon solar cells. Vol. 36
Theory_of_solar_cells
American photovoltaics manufacturer
Conversion Devices, Inc. (ECD) in 1960 to further his research in amorphous semiconductors. ECD Ovonics worked to create non-polluting, non-climate-changing
Energy_Conversion_Devices
Electric charge treated as continuously distributed in space
transport in intrinsic semiconductors. Using the Mott–Gurney law for characterizing amorphous semiconductors, along with semiconductors containing defects
Space_charge
Solid material with highly ordered microscopic structure
third category of solids is amorphous solids, where the atoms have no periodic structure whatsoever. Examples of amorphous solids include glass, wax, and
Crystal
Romanian physicist
specializing in condensed matter physics, solid-state physics, and amorphous semiconductors. He was born on November 20, 1911 in Czernowitz, the only son of
Radu_Grigorovici
Interface between two layers or regions of dissimilar semiconductors
heterojunction is an interface between two layers or regions of dissimilar semiconductors. These semiconducting materials have unequal band gaps as opposed to
Heterojunction
American semiconductor equipment company
supplier of wafer-fabrication equipment and related services to the semiconductor industry. Its products are used primarily in front-end wafer processing
Lam_Research
Statistical modeling method
long-standing dispute concerning the uniqueness of a model of tetrahedral amorphous semiconductors obtained via inversion of diffraction data. There are five publicly
Reverse_Monte_Carlo
Method of fabricating nanometer scale patterns using a special stamp
suitable softening characteristics in order to fill up the pattern. Amorphous semiconductors (for example, chalcogenide glass) demonstrating high refractive
Nanoimprint_lithography
Class of amorphous carbon material
Diamond-like carbon (DLC) is a class of amorphous carbon materials that display some of the typical properties of diamond. DLC is usually applied as coatings
Diamond-like_carbon
Solid metallic material with disordered atomic-scale structure
An amorphous metal (also known as metallic glass, glassy metal, or shiny metal) is a solid metallic material, usually an alloy, with disordered atomic-scale
Amorphous_metal
(link) S. Adachi (1999). Optical Constants of Crystalline and Amorphous Semiconductors: Numerical Data and Graphical Information. Springer. ISBN 0-7923-8567-5
Polymorphs_of_silicon_carbide
Brittle fracture surface that does not follow any natural planes of separation
fracture is not a specific indication of the amorphous character of a mineral, or a material. Amorphous, cryptocrystalline, and crystalline materials
Conchoidal_fracture
Materials without long-range ordering of their crystal lattices
been useful, for example, in describing the state of partially amorphous semiconductor materials after deposition. It has also been successfully applied
Paracrystallinity
Popular optical dispersion relation
The model can be used to fit the refractive index of amorphous and crystalline semiconductor and dielectric materials at energies near and greater than
Forouhi–Bloomer_model
Phenomenon in semiconductor physics
edge in amorphous, disordered and crystalline materials. Researchers began questioning the nature of "tail states" in disordered semiconductors in the
Urbach_tail
Physical phenomenon
semiconductors has been used for sensor devices employing all kinds of semiconductor materials such as germanium, polycrystalline silicon, amorphous silicon
Piezoresistive_effect
Energy range in a solid where no electron states exist
valence band and the bottom of the conduction band in insulators and semiconductors. It is the energy required to promote an electron from the valence band
Band_gap
Measurement technique
Measurements of P3HT:PCBM Solar Cells. Adv. Energy Mater. 2, 662–669 (2012). OPV characterization techniques Transient photocurrent in amorphous semiconductors
Transient_photocurrent
Organic polymers that conduct electricity
voltage-controlled "switching" analogous to that seen in inorganic amorphous semiconductors. Despite intensive research, the relationship between morphology
Conductive_polymer
Nano-scale semiconductor particles
Quantum dots (QDs) or semiconductor nanocrystals are semiconductor particles a few nanometres in size with optical and electronic properties that differ
Quantum_dot
defects (crystallographic defects) and disordered systems (e.g. amorphous semiconductors), magnetic and optical properties of different materials, including
Eleftherios_Economou
Israeli physicist
photocurrents in amorphous semiconductors, Philosophical Magazine B 60, p. 523, 1989. The effect on recombination in amorphous semiconductors of transitions
Michael_Abraham_(rabbi)
High purity form of silicon
[citation needed] Polysilicon is distinct from monocrystalline silicon and amorphous silicon. In single-crystal silicon, also known as monocrystalline silicon
Polycrystalline_silicon
Semiconductor Fabrication Technique
different gate materials using aluminum, molybdenum and amorphous silicon, the semiconductor industry almost universally adopted self-aligned gates made
Self-aligned_gate
Material science measurement method
for n and k were originally expected to apply to semiconductors and dielectrics, whether in amorphous, polycrystalline, or crystalline states. However
Refractive index and extinction coefficient of thin film materials
Refractive_index_and_extinction_coefficient_of_thin_film_materials
State of an immobilized atom in chemistry
in experiments that Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) spectra of amorphous hydrogenated silicon (a-Si:H) do not differ significantly from the deuterated
Dangling_bond
Academic journal
significant papers on dislocations, mechanical properties of solids, amorphous semiconductors and glass. As subject area evolved and it became more difficult
Philosophical_Magazine
Chinese-born electrical engineering professor (born 1931)
materials, superlattices and quantum wells. Tsu later joined the Amorphous Semiconductors Institute (ASI) and directed energy research at Energy Conversion
Raphael_Tsu
Chemical element with atomic number 34 (Se)
application among other semiconductors owing to a combination of its favorable technological and physical properties: Amorphous selenium has a low melting
Selenium
Substance composed of macromolecules with repeating structural units
including toughness, high elasticity, viscoelasticity, and a tendency to form amorphous and semicrystalline structures rather than crystals. Polymers are studied
Polymer
Australian physicist
activist, known for his contributions to solid-state physics and amorphous semiconductors. Makinson was born in Burwood a suburb in the Inner West of Sydney
Richard_Makinson
Crystal growth process relative to the substrate used as seed
of epitaxial growth is in the semiconductor industry, where semiconductor films are grown epitaxially on semiconductor substrate wafers. For the case
Epitaxy
Method of crystal growth
of crystal growth used to obtain single crystals (monocrystals) of semiconductors (e.g. silicon, germanium and gallium arsenide), metals (e.g. palladium
Czochralski_method
Transparent non-crystalline solid material
Glass is an amorphous (non-crystalline) solid. Because it is often transparent and chemically inert, glass has found widespread practical, technological
Glass
Device used to produce electricity from light
called microcrystalline silicon. Amorphous silicon is the most well-developed thin film technology to-date. An amorphous silicon (a-Si) solar cell is made
Solar_cell
Type of second-generation solar cell
comparable in cost to single-junction amorphous thin film cells. Gallium arsenide (GaAs) is a III-V direct bandgap semiconductor and is a very common material
Thin-film_solar_cell
American theoretical physicist (born 1952)
centered on the structure and properties of glasses and amorphous semiconductors, and amorphous metals. He constructed the first computer generated continuous
Paul_Steinhardt
Chemical compound
improve electrical homogeneity, amorphous transparent conducting oxides have been developed. One such material, amorphous indium-zinc-oxide maintains short-range
Indium_tin_oxide
Chemical element with atomic number 5 (B)
its crystalline form it is a brittle, dark, lustrous metalloid; in its amorphous form it is a brown powder. As the lightest element of the boron group
Boron
Japanese electronics company
fell into a financial crisis as a result of its huge investment in the semiconductor business. In 2009, Sanyo was acquired by Panasonic, and in 2011, its
Sanyo
1995, for pioneering research in the fundamental properties of amorphous semiconductors, including seminal studies of the intrinsic electronic density
Warren_Bruce_Jackson
British scientist
oxide semiconductor transistors; high-κ oxides on high mobility substrates such as InGaAs, Ge (modelling); transparent conducting oxides, amorphous oxide
John_Robertson_(physicist)
Assembly of photovoltaic cells used to generate electricity
technologies using cadmium telluride (CdTe), copper indium gallium selenide and amorphous silicon (a-Si). Bifacial cells produce energy on both sides which increases
Solar_panel
Degree of structural order in a solid
the relative positions of the atoms or molecules are completely random. Amorphous materials, such as liquids and glasses, represent an intermediate case
Crystallinity
silicon with paracrystalline structure—is similar to amorphous silicon (a-Si), in that it has an amorphous phase. Where they differ, however, is that nc-Si
Nanocrystalline_silicon
Method used to apply surface coatings
high-performance, solid materials. The process is often used in the semiconductor industry to produce electrically conductive layers in the range of a
Chemical_vapor_deposition
Chinese materials scientist
1989: October, Joined the Thirteenth International Conference on Amorphous Semiconductor in America with Guanglin Kong 1990: Visited Sweden, then visited
Lin_Lanying
theories for electrons in non-crystalline solids, such as glasses and amorphous semiconductors; receive in 1977 a Nobel prize in Physics for their investigations
Timeline_of_quantum_mechanics
surfaces, adsorbates, nanotubes, nanoclusters, biological molecules, amorphous semiconductors, ferroelectric films, low-dimensional metals, etc. Quantum chemistry
SIESTA_(computer_program)
Computer memory that does not lose its contents after being turned off
the amorphous and the crystalline state, accomplished by heating and cooling the glass. The crystalline state has low resistance, and the amorphous phase
Non-volatile_memory
Czech-American physicist
and optical properties of crystalline semiconductors, in the mid-1960s he focused on amorphous semiconductors, in particular hydrogenated silicon, which
Jan_Tauc
Conversion Devices to refer to a new type of amorphous and crystalline nonvolatile and reprogrammable semiconductor memory (phase-change memory aka PCM/PRAM)
Read-mostly_memory
Disordered magnetic state
conventional, chemical glass, e.g., a window glass. In window glass or any amorphous solid the atomic bond structure is highly irregular; in contrast, a crystal
Spin_glass
Award
a new aspect of inorganic chemistry". 1988 Walter Eric Spear, "Amorphous semiconductors, a new generation of electronic materials". 1987 Michael Victor
Royal_Society_Bakerian_Medal
Variation of threshold voltage in polycrystalline silicon materials
differs from monocrystalline silicon used for semiconductor electronics and solar cells, and from amorphous silicon, used for thin film devices and solar
Polysilicon_depletion_effect
Chemical element with atomic number 6 (C)
allotropes of carbon. Well-known allotropes include graphite, diamond, amorphous carbon, and fullerenes. The physical properties of carbon vary widely
Carbon
559–565. doi:10.1103/physrev.99.559. ISSN 0031-899X. I. Solomon. "Amorphous Semiconductors", In "Topics in Applied Physics", Ed. Springer Verlag, Berlin (1979)
Science and technology in Romania
Science_and_technology_in_Romania
Latvian physicist
pp. 220-243 In Kolobov, A. V. Photo-Induced Metastability in Amorphous Semiconductors. Page xxiv shows mailing address of Stradins in List of Contributors
Pauls_Stradiņš_Jr
Number of available physical states per energy unit
electrons at the band edge between the valence and conduction bands in a semiconductor, for an electron in the conduction band, an increase of the electron
Density_of_states
Irish physicist
class honours degree in Physics. He went on to study for a PhD in amorphous semiconductors at University of Cambridge's Cavendish Laboratory. Dr Apsley became
Norman_Apsley
American physicist
electronic structure. The experimental and theoretical exploration of amorphous semiconductors discovered by Stanford R. Ovshinsky and their use in solid state
Hellmut_Fritzsche
Types of energy range in a solid where no electron states can exist
In semiconductors, the band gap of a semiconductor can be of two basic types, a direct band gap or an indirect band gap. The minimal-energy state in the
Direct_and_indirect_band_gaps
Type of material
multi-element metals such as titanium nitride or degenerate semiconductors in the semiconductor industry. The history of refined metals is thought to begin
Metal
Solar power cell with multiple band gaps from different materials
cells are solar cells with multiple p–n junctions made of different semiconductor materials. Each material's p–n junction will produce electric current
Multi-junction_solar_cell
Use of ions to cause chemical changes
physical, chemical, or electrical properties. Ion implantation is used in semiconductor device fabrication and in metal finishing, as well as in materials science
Ion_implantation
Fluid which flows without losing kinetic energy
insulator Semiconductor Semimetal Conductor Superconductor Thermoelectric Piezoelectric Ferroelectric Topological insulator Spin gapless semiconductor Electronic
Superfluidity
Branch of physics
often associated with restricted industrial applications of metals and semiconductors. In the 1960s and 70s, some physicists felt the more comprehensive name
Condensed_matter_physics
Solar-cell architecture
photovoltaic cell technologies based on a heterojunction formed between semiconductors with dissimilar band gaps. They are a hybrid technology, combining aspects
Heterojunction_solar_cell
AMORPHOUS SEMICONDUCTOR
AMORPHOUS SEMICONDUCTOR
Girl/Female
Hindu
Amorous, Affectionate
Girl/Female
Assamese, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu
Wife of Krishna; Clever in Amorous Sciences
Girl/Female
Muslim
Angel, Amorous
Girl/Female
Indian
Angel, Amorous
Boy/Male
Greek
Bringer of dreams.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Of good character, Clever in amorous sciences
Male
Greek
(ΜοÏφευς) Greek name derived from the word morphe, MORPHEUS means "form, shape." In mythology, this is the name of a god of dreams.
Girl/Female
Hindu
Of good character, Clever in amorous sciences (Wife of Lord Krishna)
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for an amorous person, from a translation of French pleyn d’amour.
Girl/Female
Hindu
Of good character, Clever in amorous sciences
Girl/Female
Tamil
Amorous, Affectionate
Girl/Female
Tamil
Of good character, Clever in amorous sciences (Wife of Lord Krishna)
AMORPHOUS SEMICONDUCTOR
AMORPHOUS SEMICONDUCTOR
Girl/Female
Indian
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Kind
Boy/Male
Muslim
Abdul Haseeb | Ø¹Ø¨Ø¯ÙˆÙ„ØØ³ÙŠØ¨
Servant of the respected, Esteemed
Boy/Male
Tamil
Auspicious mahurat, Moment especially for  performing rituals
Girl/Female
Arabic, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Muslim, Tamil, Telugu
Beloved
Surname or Lastname
English (Bedfordshire)
English (Bedfordshire) : patronymic from Shreeve.
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
One who Believes in God
Biblical
that praises or confesses
Boy/Male
Tamil
Sarvadaman | ஸரà¯à®µà®¤à®¾à®®à®¨
(Son of Shakuntala Bharat)
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Sweet Smelling Flower of Paradise
AMORPHOUS SEMICONDUCTOR
AMORPHOUS SEMICONDUCTOR
AMORPHOUS SEMICONDUCTOR
AMORPHOUS SEMICONDUCTOR
AMORPHOUS SEMICONDUCTOR
a.
Crystallizing under two forms fundamentally different, while having the same chemical composition.
a.
Without crystallization in the ultimate texture of a solid substance; uncrystallized.
n.
A yellowish amorphous alkaloid extracted from the rootstock of Veratrum album.
a.
Of no particular kind or character; anomalous.
a.
Of or relating to, or produced by, love.
a.
Not formed; not arranged into regular shape, order, or relations; shapeless; amorphous.
a.
Having no determinate form; of irregular; shapeless.
n.
A white amorphous substance obtained as a polymeric modification of acrolein.
n.
A yellow amorphous substance extracted from juniper berries.
n.
A brown amorphous substance resembling humin, and obtained from indican.
n.
The god of dreams.
a.
Characterized by dimorphism; occurring under two distinct forms, not dependent on sex; dimorphic.
pl.
of Amorpha
n.
A yellow amorphous substance obtained from lac.
n.
A brown amorphous substance found in decaying vegetation. Cf. Humin.
a.
Inclined to love; having a propensity to love, or to sexual enjoyment; loving; fond; affectionate; as, an amorous disposition.
n.
A brown amorphous powder, obtained from indican.
n.
A hydrous carbonate of magnesia occurring in white, early, amorphous masses.
a.
Affected with love; in love; enamored; -- usually with of; formerly with on.