Spin-dependent recombination at dangling bonds ina-Si:H

Abstract
Studies of optically detected magnetic resonance (ODMR) provide detailed information about recombination in hydrogenated amorphous silicon. Two different spin-dependent effects are found which quench the luminescence. One process is identified as nonradiative recombination at dangling bonds. Time-resolved ODMR measurements confirm that the effect occurs at unthermalized spins and provide a new technique for measuring spin-lattice-relaxation times.