Optical Absorption of Impurities and Defects in Semiconducting Crystals

Download or read book Optical Absorption of Impurities and Defects in Semiconducting Crystals written by Bernard Pajot and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-08-28 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book outlines, with the help of several specific examples, the important role played by absorption spectroscopy in the investigation of deep-level centers introduced in semiconductors and insulators like diamond, silicon, germanium and gallium arsenide by high-energy irradiation, residual impurities, and defects produced during crystal growth. It also describes the crucial role played by vibrational spectroscopy to determine the atomic structure and symmetry of complexes associated with light impurities like hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen and oxygen, and as a tool for quantitative analysis of these elements in the materials.