1st Edition

Impurities in Semiconductors Solubility, Migration and Interactions

By Victor I. Fistul Copyright 2004
    448 Pages 141 B/W Illustrations
    by CRC Press

    Although there is a good deal of research concerning semiconductor impurities available, most publications on the subject are very specialized and very theoretical. Until now, the field lacked a text that described the current experimental data, applications, and theory concerning impurities in semiconductor physics.

    Impurities in Semiconductors: Solubility, Migration and Interactions explores the behavior of impurity atoms in semiconductors, integrating experimental data with theoretical interpretation. It presents the current literature on the state and behavior of impurities in semiconductors. The author explains the basic physics of hydrogen-like impurities to help you understand the properties imparted by these impurities. He also analyzes the macroscopic and microscopic mechanisms of the solubility, and migration of impurities and defects in the crystal lattice. In addition, the book presents a systematic analysis of different effects resulting from the interactions between impurities and other defects in the crystal lattices.

    This book brings to light work done in the former Soviet Union and highlights several impurities that have potential, but have not yet found widespread application. As such, it will be an invaluable reference for those working in different fields involving the use of electronic materials.

    The Semiconductor Impurity System
    The Semiconductor Crystal as a Thermodynamic System
    Thermodynamic Descriptions of Impurity Solubility
    General Characteristics of Impurity Centers
    References
    Impurity Behavior in Semiconductors
    Hydrogen-Like Impurities
    Impurities with Partly Filled Electron Shells (d- and f-Impurities)
    Amphoteric Impurities
    Isovalent Impurities
    Volatile Impurities
    Impurity Solubility in Semiconductors
    Retrograde Solubility of Impurities
    Solubility of Hydrogen-Like Impurity Atoms in Germanium and Silicon
    Hydrogen-Like Impurity Solubility in AIII BV Compounds
    Solubility of Deep Impurities
    Solubility of Amphoteric Impurities
    Microscopic Analysis of Impurity Solubility in Semiconductors
    Dissolution Enthalpy Calculation by Weisserís Method
    Dissolution Enthaply in the Pseudo-Alloy Model
    Solubility of Interstitial f-Atoms in Silicon
    On Solubility Theory for Semiconductor Compounds
    Charge Interaction
    Potential Interaction
    Defect Interaction in Regular Approximation
    Interaction Leading to Complexation
    Defect Ionization in Solids
    Association of Impurity Atoms
    Ion Pairs
    Polytropic Impurities
    Complexation Thermodynamics in a Semiconductor Compound
    Impurity-Vacancy Complexes in AIII B V Compounds
    Impurity-Vacancy Complexes in Silicon
    Impurity Syneresis
    Combined Complexation
    Indirect Ion-Ion Interaction
    Applied Aspects of Complexation
    Impurity Kinetics in Semiconductors
    Impurity Migration Energy
    Microscopic Theory of Impurity Kinetics
    Dissociative Diffusion of Impurities
    Kinetic Effects in Subsurface Layers
    Diffusion Profiles of Interacting Impurities
    Impurity Migration in the Formation of Mobile Complexes
    Diatomic Complexes: Formation and Decomposition
    Diffusion Model for Mobile Complexes
    Solution of Diffusion Equations for Various Boundary Conditions
    Diffusion Theory Versus Experiment
    References
    Subject Index.

    Biography

    Victor I. Fistul