Processing of 'Wide Band Gap Semiconductors

Provides readers with a broad overview of this rapidly expanding technology, bringing up to speed on new discoveries and commercial applications.

Stephen J. Pearton (Author)

9780815514398

Hardback, published 1 June 2000

591 pages
22.9 x 15.1 x 3.3 cm, 1.11 kg

Wide bandgap semiconductors, made from such materials as GaN, SiC, diamond, and ZnSe, are undergoing a strong resurgence in recent years, principally because of their direct bandgaps, which give them a huge advantage over the indirect gap Sic As an example, more than 10 million blue LEDs using this technology are sold each month, and new, high brightness (15 lumens per watt), long-life white LEDs are under development with the potential to replace incandescent bulbs in many situations. This book provides readers with a broad overview of this rapidly expanding technology, bringing them up to speed on new discoveries and commercial applications. It provides specific technical applications of key processes such as laser diodes, LEDs, and very high temperature electronic controls on engines, focusing on doping, etching, oxidation passivation, growth techniques and more.

Doping Limits and Bandgap Engineering in Wide Gap IIVI CompoundsEpitaxial Growth of II-VI Compounds by MOVPEOhmic Contacts to II-VI and III-V Compound SemiconductorsDry Etching of SiCProcessing of Silicon Carbide for Devices and CircuitsPlasma Etching of III-V NitridesIon Implantation in Wide Bandgap SemiconductorsRare Earth Impurities in Wide Gap SemiconductorsSIMS Analysis of Wide Bandgap SemiconductorsHydrogen in Wide Bandgap SemiconductorsDiamond Deposition and CharacterizationIndex

Subject Areas: Semi-conductors & super-conductors [TJFD5], Electronic devices & materials [TJFD], Materials science [TGM], Quantum physics [quantum mechanics & quantum field theory PHQ]