Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 February 2011
We have studied the four phototransport properties as a function of temperature in undoped a-Si:H films deposited with different substrate temperatures in the range 150 – 225°C. The analysis of the results indicates how Ts determines the densities of the various defects. The general trend of decrease of both the density of dangling bonds and the Urbach energy is in agreement with the weak bond breaking model. However, we conclude that a slight modification of this model is required.