This book gives the first systematic and complete survey of technology and application of amorphous silicon, a material with a huge potential in electronic applications. The book features contributions by world-wide leading researchers in this field.

This book has been written for engineers, physicists and advanced students active in the development of new electronic devices. It gives an excellent survey of process technology and applications of amorphous silicon, which is an important material for new and cost-efficient electronic applications. World-wide leading researchers in this field contributed to the book.

Inhalt
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.