Silicon, Germanium, and Their Alloys: Growth, Defects, Impurities, and Nanocrystals

ISBN-13: 9781466586642 / Angielski / Twarda / 2014 / 431 str.

Gudrun Kissinger; Sergio Pizzini

Opis

Despite the vast knowledge accumulated on silicon, germanium, and their alloys, these materials still demand research, eminently in view of the improvement of knowledge on silicon germanium alloys and the potentialities of silicon as a substrate for high-efficiency solar cells and for compound semiconductors and the ongoing development of nanodevices based on nanowires and nanodots. Silicon, Germanium, and Their Alloys: Growth, Defects, Impurities, and Nanocrystals covers the entire spectrum of R&D activities in silicon, germanium, and their alloys, presenting the latest achievements in the field of crystal growth, point defects, extended defects, and impurities of silicon and germanium nanocrystals. World-recognized experts are the authors of the book s chapters, which span bulk, thin film, and nanostructured materials growth and characterization problems, theoretical modeling, crystal defects, diffusion, and issues of key applicative value, including chemical etching as a defect delineation technique, the spectroscopic analysis of impurities, and the use of devices as tools for the measurement of materials quality."

Spis treści

Modern Aspects of Czochralski and Multicrystalline Silicon Crystal Growth. Growth and Characterization of Silicon–Germanium Alloys. Germanium on Silicon: Epitaxy and Applications. Self-Interstitials in Silicon and Germanium. Vacancies in Si and Ge. Self- and Dopant Diffusion in Silicon, Germanium, and Their Alloys. Hydrogen in Si and Ge. Point Defect Complexes in Silicon. Defect Delineation in Silicon Materials by Chemical Etching Techniques. Investigation of Defects and Impurities in Silicon by Infrared and Photoluminescence Spectroscopies. Device Operation as Crystal Quality Probe. Silicon and Germanium Nanocrystals.