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<journal-id>0035-001X</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista mexicana de física]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. mex. fis.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0035-001X</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Sociedad Mexicana de Física]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0035-001X2006000800011</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Thin film sensors produced at low temperature: a trade-off between carbon composition and spectral response]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[Louro]]></surname>
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<surname><![CDATA[Fernandes]]></surname>
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<surname><![CDATA[Vieira]]></surname>
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<institution><![CDATA[,Electronics Telecommunications Computer Dept ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Lisboa ]]></addr-line>
<country>Portugal</country>
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<day>00</day>
<month>02</month>
<year>2006</year>
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<day>00</day>
<month>02</month>
<year>2006</year>
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<volume>52</volume>
<fpage>32</fpage>
<lpage>35</lpage>
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<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0035-001X2006000800011&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0035-001X2006000800011&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0035-001X2006000800011&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[A series of large area single layers and homo and heterojunction cells in the assembly glass /ZnO:Al/p (Si xC1x: H)/ i (Si: H)/n (Si xC1-x :H)Al (0< x< 1) were produced by PECVD at low temperature. Junction properties, carrier transport and photogeneration are investigated from dark and illuminated current-voltage characteristics, and spectral response measurements in dark and under different illumination conditions. For the heterojunction cells atypical J-V characteristics under different illumination conditions are observed leading to poor fill factors. High series resistances around 10(6)&#937; were measured. In these structures it was observed that the responsivity decreases with the increase of the light bias intensity. The homoj unction presents the typical behaviour of a non optimized p-i-n cell and the responsivity varies only slightly with the light bias conditions.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[En este trabajo se utiliza un conjunto de homo y heterouniones (con estructura vidrio/ ZnO: Al/p (Si xC1x: H)/ i (Si: H)/n (Si xC1-x :H)Al (0< x< 1) y de películas delgadas depositadas en gran área por PE-CVD a baja temperatura. Se estudian las propiedades de las uniones, el transporte de portadores y la fotogeneración a través de la medida de las características corriente-tensión en el oscuro y bajo iluminación, así como de medidas de repuesta espectral en el oscuro y bajo diferentes condiciones de iluminación. En las heterouniones se observan características corriente-tensión (bajo iluminación) de forma atípica que dan origen a bajos full-factors. Se observan igualmente elevados valores de resistencia serie de la orden de 10(6)&#937;. En estas estructuras se ha observado una aminoración de la respuesta ante un incremento de la intensidad luminosa. La homounión presenta un comportamiento típico de una célula p-i-n no optimizada en que la respuesta cambia ligeramente con las condiciones de iluminación.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Heterojunctions]]></kwd>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Heterojunciones]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[sensibilidad espectral]]></kwd>
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</front><body><![CDATA[ <p align="center"><font face="verdana" size="4"><b>Thin film sensors produced at low temperature: a trade&#150;off between carbon composition and spectral response</b></font></p>     <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">&nbsp;</font></p>     <p align="center"><font face="verdana" size="2"><b>P. Louro, M. Fernandes, and M. Vieira</b></font></p>     <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">&nbsp;</font></p>     <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2"><i>Electronics Telecommunications and Computer Dept., ISEL, R. Conselheiro Em&iacute;dio Navarro, P 1949&#150;014 Lisboa, Portugal, Tel: +351 21 8317181, Fax: +351 21 8317114, e&#150;mail:</i> <a href="mailto:plouro@deetc.isel. ipl.pt">plouro@deetc.isel. ipl.pt</a></font></p>     <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">&nbsp;</font></p>     <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">Recibido el 27 de octubre de 2004    <br> Aceptado el 26 de mayo de 2005</font></p>     <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">&nbsp;</font></p>     <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2"><b>Abstract</b></font></p>     ]]></body>
<body><![CDATA[<p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">A series of large area single layers and homo and heterojunction cells in the assembly glass /ZnO:Al/p (Si<i><sub>x</sub></i>C<sub>1<i>x</i></sub>: H)/ i (Si: H)/n (Si<i><sub>x</sub></i>C<sub>1&#150;<i>x</i></sub> :H)Al (0&lt; x&lt; 1) were produced by PECVD at low temperature. Junction properties, carrier transport and photogeneration are investigated from dark and illuminated current&#150;voltage characteristics, and spectral response measurements in dark and under different illumination conditions. For the heterojunction cells atypical J&#150;V characteristics under different illumination conditions are observed leading to poor fill factors. High series resistances around 10<sup>6</sup>&Omega; were measured. In these structures it was observed that the responsivity decreases with the increase of the light bias intensity. The homoj unction presents the typical behaviour of a non optimized p&#150;i&#150;n cell and the responsivity varies only slightly with the light bias conditions.</font></p>     <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2"><b>Keywords: </b>Heterojunctions; spectral sensitivity; thin films.</font></p>     <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">&nbsp;</font></p>     <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2"><b>Resumen</b></font></p>     <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">En este trabajo se utiliza un conjunto de homo y heterouniones (con estructura vidrio/ ZnO: Al/p (Si<i><sub>x</sub></i>C<sub>1<i>x</i></sub>: H)/ i (Si: H)/n (Si<i><sub>x</sub></i>C<sub>1&#150;<i>x</i></sub> :H)Al (0&lt; x&lt; 1) y de pel&iacute;culas delgadas depositadas en gran &aacute;rea por PE&#150;CVD a baja temperatura. Se estudian las propiedades de las uniones, el transporte de portadores y la fotogeneraci&oacute;n a trav&eacute;s de la medida de las caracter&iacute;sticas corriente&#150;tensi&oacute;n en el oscuro y bajo iluminaci&oacute;n, as&iacute; como de medidas de repuesta espectral en el oscuro y bajo diferentes condiciones de iluminaci&oacute;n. En las heterouniones se observan caracter&iacute;sticas corriente&#150;tensi&oacute;n (bajo iluminaci&oacute;n) de forma at&iacute;pica que dan origen a bajos <i>full&#150;factors. </i>Se observan igualmente elevados valores de resistencia serie de la orden de 10<sup>6</sup>&Omega;. En estas estructuras se ha observado una aminoraci&oacute;n de la respuesta ante un incremento de la intensidad luminosa. La homouni&oacute;n presenta un comportamiento t&iacute;pico de una c&eacute;lula p&#150;i&#150;n no optimizada en que la respuesta cambia ligeramente con las condiciones de iluminaci&oacute;n.</font></p>     <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2"><b>Descriptores: </b>Heterojunciones; sensibilidad espectral; peliculas finas.</font></p>     <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">&nbsp;</font></p>     <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">PACS: 73.40.Lq; 73.40.Cg</font></p>     <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">&nbsp;</font></p>     <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2"><a href="/pdf/rmf/v52s2/v52s2a11.pdf">DESCARGAR ART&Iacute;CULO EN FORMATO PDF</a></font></p>     ]]></body>
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