Handbook of II-VI Semiconductor-Based Sensors and Radiation Detectors

Dr. Ghenadii Korotcenkov is Chief Scientific Researcher, Moldova State University, Chisinau, Moldova.

Doctor Hubilitate Ghenadii Korotcenkov has more than 50 years of research experience in the field of materials science and the development and research of various devices based on semiconductor materials. Until 1995 he studied Schottky barriers, MOS structures, native oxides, and various photoreceivers based on III-Vs compounds such as InP, GaP, AlGaAs, and InGaAs. His current research interests since 1995 include material sciences, focusing on metal oxide film deposition and characterization (In₂O₃, SnO₂, ZnO, TiO₂), surface science, thermoelectric conversion, and design of physical and chemical sensors, including thin film gas sensors.

G. Korotcenkov is the author or editor of 45 books and special issues published by Momentum Press, CRC Press, Springer (USA), Harbin Institute of Technology Press (China), Trans Tech Publication (Switzerland) and EDP Sciences (France). Currently he is a series editor of "Metal Oxides" book series published by Elsevier. Since 2017, more than 35 volumes have been published within this series. G. Korotcenkov is the author and coauthor of more than 650 scientific publications, including 31 review papers, 38 book chapters, more than 200 peer-reviewed articles published in scientific journals (h-factor=42 (Web of Science), h=44 (Scopus) and h=59 (Google scholar citation), 2022). His scientific work has been recognized with numerous awards, including National Prize of the Republic of Moldova (2022), an Award of the Academy of Sciences of Moldova (2019), the Prize of the Presidents of the Ukrainian, Belarus, and Moldovan Academies of Sciences (2003) and others. G. Korotcenkov also received a fellowships from the International Research Exchange Board (IREX, United States, 1998), Brain Korea 21 Program (2008-2012), and BrainPool Program (Korea, 2007-2008 and 2015-2017).

Basic principles of solid state X-ray radiation detector operation  .- (classification, materials, requirements, advantages of II-VI compounds, limitations, application) .- ZnSe-based radiation detectors  .- (Single crystal detectors, polycrystalline detectors, design, performances)  .- CdTe/CdZnTe-based radiation detectors  .- (Single crystal detectors, polycrystalline and epitaxial-based detectors, design, progresses in Growth of High Quality crystals, Performances) .- X-ray and gamma imaging using II-VI semiconductor-based detectors .- (approaches, applications) .- Introduction in gas and humidity sensing  .- (principles of operation, main applications) .- II-VI semiconductor-based thin film electric and electronic gas sensors  .- (conductometric, QCM, SAW-based sensors, thin film and thick film technology; light activation, surface decoration, performances) .-Nanocomposite and hybrid-based electric and electronic gas sensors  .- (all types of sensors based on polymer-II-VI composites, carbon-based- II-VI, and metal oxide-II-VI based composites and heterostructures) .- Nanomaterial-based electric and electronic gas sensors  .- (all types of sensors based on QDs, 1D, 2D, 3D, core/shells structures) .- II-VI-based electric and electronic humidity sensors  .- (all types of sensors; conventional materials; nanomaterials: QDs, 1D, 2D, 3D;) .- II-VI-based optical gas sensors  .- (CdSe, CdTe, CdS, luminescence, fluorescence, fiber-optic, QDs, performances, etc.) .- Spectroscopic gas sensing systems  .- (systems based on II-VI lasers) .- II-VI-based luminescence and fluorescence ion sensors .- (toxic metals, pH) .- Photoelectrochemical ion sensors .- (toxic metals, electrodes, ion-exchange reactions, applications) .- Introduction in biosensing .- (approaches,materials used, QDs, applications) .- Toxicity and biocompatibility of II-VI semiconductors  .- (biocompatibility evaluation, toxicological researches, genotoxicity, cytotoxicity, photoinduced toxicity, QDs, mechanism of QDs toxicity, core-shall structures, surface treatment, ligand exchange, additional coating layers, etc.) .- Biofunctionalization of II-VI QDs .- (semiconductor/biomolecular heterojunctions, functionalization of QDs, solubilization, bioconjugation, functionalization chemistry, ligand exchange, chemical functional groups, biomolecules, limitations) .- Fluorescent biosensors based on II-VI QDs  .- (principles of operation, performances, functionalization, advantages, disadvantages, applications, etc.) .- Bioluminescent biosensors based on II-VI QDs  .- (principles of operation, performances, functionalization, advantages, disadvantages, applications, etc.) .- Chemiluminescent biosensors based on II-VI QDs  .- (principles of operation, performances, functionalization, advantages, disadvantages, applicatios, etc.) .- Electrochemiluminescent biosensors based on II-VI QDs  .- (principles of operation, performances, functionalization, advantages, disadvantages, applicatios, etc.) .- Electrochemical biosensors  .- (principles of operation, performances, functionalization, advantages, disadvantages, applications, etc.) .- Photoelectrochemical biosensors  .- (principles of operation, performances, functionalization, advantages, disadvantages, applications, etc.) .- Surface plasmon resonance biosensors  .- (CdSe, CdTe, CdS, Au QDs, principles of operation, performances, functionalization, advantages, disadvantages, applications, etc.) .- Biomarkers, Bioimaging .- (in vitro and in vivo imaging, downconverting and upconverting nanophosphors for bioimaging) .- Specific application of biosensors-1 .- Specific application of biosensors-2 .- Specific application of biosensors-3 .- Magnetoresistice sensors  .- (HgTe, HgSe, quantum wells) .- Infrared temperature sensors  .- (principles of operation, thermal detectors, thermal imaging, Sprite detectors, applications, advantage, disadvantages) .- Strain and pressure sensors  .- (HgTe, topological insulator, quantum dots)