Microcrystalline And Nanocrystalline Semiconductors

The MRS Symposium Proceeding series is an internationally recognised reference suitable for researchers and practitioners.

The MRS Symposium Proceeding series is an internationally recognised reference suitable for researchers and practitioners. This volume was first published in 1999.

Nanocrystalline and microcrystalline semiconductors are playing an increasing role in many areas of technology, such as deep submicron and nanoelectronic devices, optoelectronics, photovoltaics, and chemical and biological sensing applications. The interest in structures on this length scale stems from their large surface area; the fact that their properties can be tailored by specifying their size, shape and surface chemistry; and the nearly complete freedom of design and manufacture that has recently been achieved. This book presents the latest results of interdisciplinary research, integrating progress in respective disciplines with advances in allied fields. Emphasis is on silicon and other column-IV elements and alloys, which continue to dominate the market place. Breakthroughs in the theoretical understanding of electrical, optical, and chemical properties, advances in the manufacturing of quantum dots, nanostructures and films with the desired reproducibility are highlighted. Topics include: silicon quantum dot devices; porous silicon; silicon quantum dot preparation; nanocrystalline silicon; biology with nanoscale silicon; Si passivation and functionalization; silicon nanowires; Ge and SiGe quantum dots; diamond nanocrystals; rare earths in nanostructures and light-emitting devices.

Proceedings of the December 1996 symposium. Contains 159 papers which describe materials advances involving stuctures spanning more than five orders of magnitude in size--from Group IV molecular clusters to single-crystal grains large enough for fabrication of thin-film transistors within their boundaries. Sections cover topics such as the theory of semiconductor molecular clusters and nanocrystals; luminescent Group IV clusters/nanocrystals and quantum wells; semiconductor systems confined in three and one dimensions; Group III- V, Group II-VI, and metal sulfide, iodide, and oxide nanocrystals; porous silicon; applications of nanocrystal and porous semiconductors; light-emitting properties and applications of porous Si; and research results on the nano-, micro-, and polycrystalline thin films. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Brings together contributions from physicists, chemists, materials scientists and engineers active in various areas of growth, characterization and device applications of microcrystalline semiconductors. The papers are divided into sections on microcrystalline silicon: growth; semiconductor compounds: nanocrystals; microcrystalline silicon: properties; optical properties; silicon alloys; and devices and applications. Acidic paper. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR