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During much of the 1980s, the major focus of thin-film efforts was on amorphous silicon (a-Si). About $60 million of federal funds were expended, mostly through SERI programs. Meanwhile, global investment in a-Si was about half a billion dollars, some of it for non-PV uses of a-Si such as thin-film transistors and optically sensitive coatings on xerography drums. The potential value of a-Si for non-PV electronics is one of the major sources of its vitality: researchers from non-PV disciplines have helped broaden our understanding of a-Si.
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Zweibel, K. (1990). Amorphous Silicon. In: Harnessing Solar Power. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-6110-5_9
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