Abstract
The transport and photo generation of different classes of amorphous semiconductors are considered. These properties are affected by localization associated with long-range disorder and defects which in turn reflect the underlying chemical nature of each class.
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Mort, J., Knights, J. Localization and electronic properties in amorphous semiconductors. Nature 290, 659–663 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1038/290659a0
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