Effects of Radiation on Semiconductors (eBook)

Viktor S. Vavilov (Autor)

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2013
Springer US (Verlag)
978-1-4899-2720-0 (ISBN)

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The effects of electromagnetic radiation and high-energy par- ticles on semiconductors can be divided into two main processes: (a) the excitation of electrons (the special case is internal ioniza- tion, i. e. , the generation of excess charge carriers); and(b) dis- turbance of the periodic structure of the crystal, i. e. , the forma- tion of "e;structural radiation defects. "e; Naturally, investigations of the effects of radiation on semiconductors cannot be considered in isolation. Thus, for example, the problern of "e;radiation de- fects"e; is part of the generalproblern of crystal lattice defects and the influence of such defects on the processes occurring in semi- conductors. The same is true of photoelectric and similar phe- nomena where the action of the radiation is only the start of a complex chain of nonequilibrium electronprocesses. Nevertheless, particularly from the point of view of the experimental physicist, the radiation effects discussed in the present book have inter- esting features: several types of radiation may produce the same resul t (for example, ionization by photons and by charged particles) or one type of radiation may produce several effects (ionization and radiation -defect formation). The aim of the author was to consider the most typical prob- lems. The subjects discussed differ widely from one another in the extent to which they have been investigated.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 14.12.2013
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Chemie ► Analytische Chemie
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Chemie ► Physikalische Chemie
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Festkörperphysik
• ISBN-10: 1-4899-2720-4 / 1489927204
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4899-2720-0 / 9781489927200