amorphous silicon

collocation in English

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amorphous
adjective
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/əˈmɔː.fəs/us
/əˈmɔːr.fəs/
(of a physical thing) having no fixed form ...
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silicon
noun[U]
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/ˈsɪl.ɪ.kən/us
/ˈsɪl.ə.kən/
a grey chemical element that is found in rocks and sand and is used in making computers and other ...
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(Definition ofamorphousandsiliconfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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A hydrogenatedamorphoussiliconfilm was used as a hydrogen standard in the measurement.
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The introduction ofamorphoussiliconportal imaging systems for improved treatment images that are used to assess the accuracy of the delivered treatment.
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Visualisation from anamorphoussiliconpanel was assessed using subjective assessment scale by 3 independent observers.
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The first thin film technology to be extensively developed and manufactured wasamorphoussilicon.
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The topamorphoussiliconlayer absorbs the visible light, leaving the infrared part to the bottom nanocrystalline silicon layer.
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A third method for crystallizingamorphoussiliconis the use of thermal plasma jet.
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Solar cell efficiencies vary from 6% foramorphoussilicon-based solar cells to 44.0% with multiple-junction concentrated photovoltaics.
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Lastly,amorphoussiliconwas deposited on top via magnetron sputtering.
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They showed that the dark current and photoconductivity of hydrogenatedamorphoussiliconcan be reduced significantly by prolonged illumination with intense light.
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Some allotropes of silicon, such asamorphoussilicon, display a high concentration of dangling bonds.
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Conventionally,amorphoussiliconthin films are most common.
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The application ofamorphoussiliconto photovoltaics as a standalone material is somewhat limited by its inferior electronic properties.
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They are the poly-crystalline silicon solar array, mono-crystalline silicon solar array andamorphoussiliconsolar array.
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Other special polymers, where some carbon atoms are replaced by silicon atoms, the so-called polycarbosilanes, yieldamorphoussiliconcarbide of more or less stoichiometric composition.
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Other methods used to depositamorphoussiliconon a substrate include sputtering and hot wire techniques.
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Three major silicon-based module designs dominate:amorphoussiliconcells, amorphous / microcrystalline tandem cells, and thin-film polycrystalline silicon on glass.
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These include hydrogenatedamorphoussiliconand mixtures of arsenic, selenium and tellurium in a variety of proportions.
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It is a grid of vanadium oxide oramorphoussiliconheat sensors atop a corresponding grid of silicon.
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This innovation was enabled by marked improvements in thin filmamorphoussiliconsolar cells, which had by the early 1990s had become significantly more efficient.
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