Transient Behavior Of A-Si(C): H Bulk Barrier Color Detectors

The photocurrent transient of a-Si(C):H n-i-p-i-n/p-i-n-i-p color detectors under pulse illumination at different wavelengths has been investigated. In contrast to amorphous silicon Schottky diodes and p-i-n/n-i-p structures, the photocurrent decay after the end of the steady state illumination is barely influenced by the applied bias voltage. Moreover, a reversal of the photocurrent direction can be observed under certain bias when the light is being switched on. It is suggested that these properties of n-i-p-i-n/p-i-n-i-p structures are mainly attributed to the accumulation and trapping of the photogenerated carriers near the central barrier. (C) 1998 American Institute of Physics. [S0021-8979(98)05107-X].