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Technology and Applications of Amorphous Silicon

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  • © 2000

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Editors:
  1. Robert A. Street

    1. Xerox PARC, Palo Alto, USA

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  • This book gives the first systematic and complete survey of technology and application of amorphous silicon, a material with a huge potential in electronic applications
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Springer Series in Materials Science (SSMATERIALS, volume 37)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XI
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  2. Introduction

    • Robert Street
    Pages 1-6

  3. Active-Matrix Liquid-Crystal Displays

    • Toshihisa Tsukada
    Pages 7-93

  4. Laser Crystallization for Polycrystalline Silicon Device Applications

    • James B. Boyce, Ping Mei
    Pages 94-146

  5. Large Area Image Sensor Arrays

    • Robert Street
    Pages 147-221

  6. Novel Processing Technology for Macroelectronics

    • S. Wagner, H. Gleskova, J. C. Sturm, Z. Suo
    Pages 222-251

  7. Multijunction Solar Cells and Modules

    • Subhendu Guha
    Pages 252-305

  8. Multilayer Color Detectors

    • Fabrizio Palma
    Pages 306-341

  9. Thin Film Position Sensitive Detectors: From 1D to 3D Applications

    • Rodrigo Martins, Elvira Fortunato
    Pages 342-403

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 404-418
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Amorphous silicon has enabled a new technology for large-area electronics, with major applications in liquid crystal displays, image sensing and solar power conversion. This book presents a broad description of the current technology and its future potential, so that the reader can understand how the particular properties of amorphous silicon lead to unique applications. Topics covered include the design of the amorphous silicon transistor and sensor devices, the range of matrix-addressed arrays and other systems that can be fabricated, and the performance of the various application areas.

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  • Xerox PARC, Palo Alto, USA

    Robert A. Street

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