Technology and Applications of Amorphous Silicon / Edition 1

by Robert A. Street

Overview

Amorphous silicon has enabled a new technology for large-area electronics, with major applications in liquid crystal displays, image sensing and solar power conversion. This book presents a broad description of the current technology and its future potential, so that the reader can understand how the particular properties of amorphous silicon lead to unique applications. Topics covered include the design of the amorphous silicon transistor and sensor devices, the range of matrix-addressed arrays and other systems that can be fabricated, and the performance of the various application areas.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783540657149
Publisher:	Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Publication date:	12/10/1999
Series:	Springer Series in Materials Science , #37
Edition description:	2000
Pages:	417
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.04(d)

Table of Contents

1 Introduction.- 2 Active-Matrix Liquid-Crystal Displays.- 3 Laser Crystallization for Polycrystalline Silicon Device Applications.- 4 Large Area Image Sensor Arrays.- 5 Novel Processing Technology for Macroelectronics.- 6 Multijunction Solar Cells and Modules.- 7 Multilayer Color Detectors.- 8 Thin Film Position Sensitive Detectors: From 1D to 3D Applications.- Symbols and Abbreviations.