Femtosecond transmission studies of a-Si:H, a-SiGe:H and a-SiC:H alloys pumped in the exponential band tails
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The results of transient transmission studies utilizing femtosecond laser pulses on hydrogenated amorphous silicon alloys are presented. In these studies, both the pump and probe photon energies are tuned through the exponential band tail region. The responses of the di!erent alloys are similar, but the technique is able to clearly distinguish between them based on their alloy composition and bandgap. It is shown that the results can be modeled as a free-carrier absorption spike followed by a residual plateau caused by both recombination and intraband heating. This model is adapted to work in the band tail region. 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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