Theory of boron doping in a-Si:H
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For a long time the rather low doping efficiency of B in a-Si:H has been explained by the argument that almost all of the B is incorporated into threefold coordinated sites and that B is inert or nondoping in this configuration. Using ab initio molecular dynamics, we have studied the energetics and electronic structure ~doping! consequences of B incorporation into a-Si:H both with and without H passivation. Our results suggest that the conventional view is in error and that the low doping efficiency is primarily due to H passivation. These results are consistent with the low doping efficiency of B as well as NMR studies on the large electricfield gradients experienced by the B atoms and on NMR double-resonance studies of B-H neighboring distances. @S0163-1829~97!03428-0#
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