II-VI Compounds (eBook)

Front Cover 1
II-VI Compounds 4
Copyright Page 5
Table of Contents 6
PREFACE 10
Acknowledegements 12
List Of Symbols And Abbreviations 14
Chapter 1. Fundamental Nature of II-VI Compounds 18
1.1. Introduction 18
1.2. Crystallographic Form 19
1.3. Bonding Mechanisms 22
1.4. Energy Band Structure Related to the Brillouin Zone 27
Chapter 2. PREPARATION AND SINGLE-CRYSTAL 
34 
2.1. Purification of the Elements 35
2.2. Phase Equilibria 37
2.3. Preparation of the Compounds 40
2.4. Single-crystal Preparation 46
2.5. Surface Treatment of Single- and Poly-crystal Specimens 61
Chapter 3. FUNDAMENTAL OPTICAL 
67 
3.1. The Absorption Edge 67
3.2. Lattice Absorption 77
3.3. Edge Emission 81
3.4. Reflectivity Measurements and Higher Energy Bands 89
3.5. Band Structure 94
3.6. Dielectric Constant and Refractive Index 101
Chapter 4. LUMINESCENCE 108
4.1. General Features of Luminescence 108
4.2. Photoluminescence 110
4.3. Thermoluminescence 125
4.4. Electroluminescence 140
Chapter 5. PHOTOCONDUCTIVITY AND 
160 
5.1. Background Ideas of Photoconductivity and their Relevance to II-VI Compounds 160
5.2. Particular Photoconductive Characteristics of the II-VI Compounds 182
Chapter 6. TRANSPORT PROPERTIES 204
6.1. General Considerations in Transport Phenomena 205
6.2. Electrical Conductivity and Hall Effect 210
6.3. Magnetoresistance and Magneto-Hall Effect 228
6.4. Other Galvanomagnetic and Thermomagnetic Effects 234
6.5. Thermal Conductivity 241
Chapter 7. APPLICATIONS OF I I–V I COMPOUNDS 246
7.1. Elementary Applications 246
7.2. Lasers 249
7.3. Electrophotography 256
7.4. Space Charge Limited Devices 260
7.5. Gunn Effect Devices 264
7.6. Ultrasonic Amplification 265
7.7. Solar Cells 267
7.8. Thermoelectric, Thermomagnetic and Galvanomagnetic Applications 269
7.9. Image Intensifiers 271
INDEX 280