E-Book, Englisch, 292 Seiten
Triboulet / Siffert CdTe and Related Compounds; Physics, Defects, Hetero- and Nano-structures, Crystal Growth, Surfaces and Applications
1. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-0-08-096514-7
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: 6 - ePub Watermark
Crystal Growth, Surfaces and Applications
E-Book, Englisch, 292 Seiten
ISBN: 978-0-08-096514-7
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: 6 - ePub Watermark
Almost thirty years after the remarkable monograph of K. Zanio and the numerous conferences and articles dedicated since that time to CdTe and CdZnTe, after all the significant progresses in that field and the increasing interest in these materials for several extremely attractive industrial applications, such as nuclear detectors and solar cells, the edition of a new enriched and updated monograph dedicated to these two very topical II-VI semiconductor compounds, covering all their most prominent, modern and fundamental aspects, seemed very relevant and useful.
Detailed coverage of the main topics associated with the very topical II-VI semiconductor compound CdTe and its alloy CZTReview of the CdTe recent developments Fundamental background of many topics clearly introduced and exposed
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Weitere Infos & Material
1;Front Cover;1
2;Crystal Growth, Surfaces and Applications;4
3;Copyright Page;5
4;Contents;6
5;List of Contributors;10
6;Foreword;12
7;Chapter I: Crystal Growth and Surfaces;14
8;Chapter IA: Technology: Purification of theCadmium and TelluriumElements;17
8.1;1. Introduction;17
8.2;2. Extraction and Initial Refining;18
8.3;3. Final Refining;22
8.4;4. Concluding Remarks;29
8.5;References;29
9;Chapter IB: CdTe and CdZnTe Growth;32
9.1;1. Introduction;32
9.2;2. Phase Equilibria in the Cd-Te System;32
9.3;3. Crystal Growth versus Cd-Te Chemical Bond Characteristics;36
9.4;4. Synthesis;40
9.5;5. Container;48
9.6;6. Crystal Growth;49
9.7;7. Bridgman Growth Modeling and Interface Shape Determination;62
9.8;8. CZT Properties;69
9.9;9. Purity, Contamination, and Doping;77
9.10;10. Typical Structural and Electronic Properties of CdTe and CZTCrystals;78
9.11;11. Conclusions and Perspectives;78
9.12;References;80
10;Chapter IC: Crystal Growth of CdTe/CdZnTe in Microgravity;89
10.1;1. Introduction: Crystal Growth Under Microgravity;89
10.2;2. Growth from the Vapour Phase;90
10.3;3. Growth by THM with a Rotating Magnetic Field;92
10.4;4. Bridgman Growth Using Dewetting Phenomenon;93
10.5;5. Summary and Outlook;95
10.6;References;95
11;Chapter ID: Heteroepitaxial Growth of CdTe Thin Films;98
11.1;1. Introduction;98
11.2;2. Overview of Deposition Methods;103
11.3;3. Substrate Effects on Cdte Heteroepitaxy;112
11.4;4. Outline and Conclusions;126
11.5;References;127
12;Chapter IE: Chemical Treatment of the CdTe and ZnxCd1-xTe Surfaces;132
12.1;1. Introduction;132
12.2;2. Bromine and Iodine Containing Etchant Compositions;134
12.3;3. Etchant Compositions Based on Nitric Acid;137
12.4;4. Etchant Compositions Based on Cr(VI) Compounds;139
12.5;5. Etchant Compositions Based on H2O2;140
12.6;6. Halogen-Evolving Etchant Compositions;140
12.7;7. Influence of Doping on Chemical Etching;142
12.8;8. Influence of Crystallographic Orientation on Chemical Etching;146
12.9;9. Chemical Etching of ZnxCd1–xTe Solid Solutions;148
12.10;10. Nanodimensional Formation on CdTe and Zn1–xCdxTe Surfacesat Chemical Etching;150
12.11;11. Conclusion;152
12.12;References;153
13;Chapter II. Applications;158
14;Chapter IIA. Photorefractive CdTe;161
14.1;1. Introduction;161
14.2;2. The Photorefractive Properties;162
14.3;3. Experimental Results;166
14.4;4. Applications;191
14.5;5. Conclusion;196
14.6;Acknowledgements;197
14.7;References;198
15;Chapter IIB. Cadmium Telluride-Based Solar Cells;200
15.1;1. Introduction;200
15.2;2. State of the Art;202
15.3;3. Device Properties;202
15.4;4. Fabrication of Cells;209
15.5;5. Manufacture of CdS/CdTe Modules;219
15.6;6. Degradation Mechanisms;220
15.7;7. Use of CdS/CdTe Modules in Large-Scale Power Generation;221
15.8;8. Concluding Remarks;223
15.9;References;224
16;Chapter IIC. Applications of CdTe, CdZnTe, and CdMnTe RadiationDetectors;227
16.1;1. Introduction;227
16.2;2. National Security and Nonproliferation Inspections;228
16.3;3. Medical Imaging;230
16.4;4. Space and Astrophysics;241
16.5;5. Nature and Development of CMT Detectors;246
16.6;6. Summary and Future Work;249
16.7;Acknowledgments;250
16.8;References;250
17;Chapter IID. Electro-optic Modulator Applications;252
17.1;1. Introduction;252
17.2;2. Practical Configurations;253
17.3;3. Issues and Limitations;254
17.4;4. Successful and Contemplated Deployments;258
17.5;References;260
18;Chapter IIE. Optical Detectors Based on CdTe Pure Crystalsfor High-Efficiency Optical Computers;261
18.1;1. Introduction;261
18.2;2. Processors for Digital Optical Computers Based on n-p(TI)MNanostructures of CdTe;263
18.3;3. Processors for Analog Optical Computers of Incoherent Lighton n-p(TI)M Nanostructures on CdTe;265
18.4;4. Optoelectronic Image Correlator of Incoherent Light Basedon Analog Optical Processors;267
18.5;5. Conclusion;268
18.6;References;268
19;Author index;270
20;Subject index;290