The electronic and thermal contributions to photoinduced changes in the optical properties of hydrogenated amorphous silicon (a‐Si:H) films can be distinguished in pump‐probe experiments by an appropriate choice of the probe wavelength. Intraband absorption decreases strongly with carrier localization.
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