Schnohr C.S., Ridgway M.C. (Eds.) X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy of Semiconductors

Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2015. — 361 p. — (Springer Series in Optical Sciences 190). — ISBN: 978-3-662-44361-3 (Print) 978-3-662-44362-0 (Online).
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X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy (XAS) is a powerful technique with which to probe the properties of matter, equally applicable to the solid, liquid and gas phases. Semiconductors are arguably our most technologically-relevant group of materials given they form the basis of the electronic and photonic devices that now so widely permeate almost every aspect of our society. The most effective utilisation of these materials today and tomorrow necessitates a detailed knowledge of their structural and vibrational properties. Through a series of comprehensive reviews, this book demonstrates the versatility of XAS for semiconductor materials analysis and presents important research activities in this ever growing field. A short introduction of the technique, aimed primarily at XAS newcomers, is followed by twenty independent chapters dedicated to distinct groups of materials. Topics span dopants in crystalline semiconductors and disorder in amorphous semiconductors to alloys and nanometric material as well as in-situ measurements of the effects of temperature and pressure. Summarizing research in their respective fields, the authors highlight important experimental findings and demonstrate the capabilities and applications of the XAS technique. This book provides a comprehensive review and valuable reference guide for both XAS newcomers and experts involved in semiconductor materials research.Gives a complete survey of the current state of the art of X-ray absorption spectroscopy of semiconductors.
Provides an overview of a wide range of semiconductor materials.
Displays comprehensive summaries to allow the reader to access the growing research activities.
Familiarizes the reader with numerous examples of XAS applications.
Introduces newcomers to the XAS technique.Introduction to X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy.
Binary and Ternary Random Alloys.
Wide Band Gap Materials.
Dopants.
Complexes and Clusters.
Vibrational Anisotropy.
Amorphous Group IV Semiconductors.
Amorphous Group III–V Semiconductors.
Semiconductors Under Extreme Conditions.
Group IV Quantum Dots and Nanoparticles.
Group IV Nanowires.
Group III–V and II–VI Quantum Dots and Nanoparticles.
Group III–V and II–VI Nanowires.
Magnetic Ions in Group IV Semiconductors.
Magnetic Ions in Group III–V Semiconductors.
Magnetic Ions in Group II–VI Semiconductors.