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Optically Induced Conductivity Changes in Amorphous Silicon: A Historical Perspective

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2011

David L. Staebler
David L. Staebler*
Affiliation:
David Sarnoff Research Center, CN 5300, Princeton, NJ 08543–5300, dstaebler@samoff.com
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Abstract

A historical perspective of the discovery of optically induced changes in amorphous silicon is presented in this paper from my personal point of view. It includes the story of how Chris Wronski and I discovered the effect, the key elements in our R&D environment that lead to our quick realization that the effect was reversible and reproducible, how our research environment supported the rapid publication of our first paper, and a brief look at the effect from today's perspective.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 467: Symposium A – Amorphous and Microcrystalline Silicon Technology - 1997 , 1997 , 3
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1997

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