Interference fringe-free transmission spectroscopy of amorphous thin films
dc.contributor.author | Li, Tong | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Kanicki, Jerzy | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Kong, Wei | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Terry, Fred L. Jr. | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2010-05-06T22:16:28Z | |
dc.date.available | 2010-05-06T22:16:28Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2000-11-15 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Li, Tong; Kanicki, Jerzy; Kong, Wei; Terry, Fred L. (2000). "Interference fringe-free transmission spectroscopy of amorphous thin films." Journal of Applied Physics 88(10): 5764-5771. <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/70510> | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/70510 | |
dc.description.abstract | Based on optical fundamentals, we present in this article a practical method to obtain an interference fringe-free transmission spectrum for hydrogenated amorphous solid thin films. From this spectrum, reliable optical properties, such as the Urbach edge and optical band gap of the thin films, can be extrapolated directly. In terms of the Brewster angle accuracy, the margins of error of the proposed method due to material dispersion are less than ±1%±1% for hydrogenated amorphous silicon and less than ±1.2%±1.2% for hydrogenated amorphous silicon nitride. These figures are less than the detectable limit of the proposed method. © 2000 American Institute of Physics. | en_US |
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dc.publisher | The American Institute of Physics | en_US |
dc.rights | © The American Institute of Physics | en_US |
dc.title | Interference fringe-free transmission spectroscopy of amorphous thin films | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevel | Physics | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbtoplevel | Science | en_US |
dc.description.peerreviewed | Peer Reviewed | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationum | Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Solid State Electronics Laboratories, The University of Michigan, 1246-D EECS Building, 1301 Beal Avenue, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109 | en_US |
dc.description.bitstreamurl | http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/70510/2/JAPIAU-88-10-5764-1.pdf | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1063/1.1290732 | en_US |
dc.identifier.source | Journal of Applied Physics | en_US |
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dc.owningcollname | Physics, Department of |
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