All the panelists presented papers at this meeting that provide details on their models of a‐Si:H metastability1−5. The discerning researcher should read the panelists’ and other researchers’ original contributions in this proceeding. The discussion started with brief statements of the panelists in which the microscopic models were characterized and the differences between them were emphasized. The statement and the discussion concentrated.
This paper summarises the important stability issues which were identified at this meeting and reviews some of the progress made in attempting to address these.