TY - BOOK ID - 14302076 TI - Device physics of narrow gap semiconductors AU - Chu, Junhao. AU - Sher, Arden. PY - 2010 SN - 1441910395 1441910417 9786612833236 1441910409 1282833235 1461424801 PB - New York ; London : Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Narrow gap semiconductors. KW - Narrow-Gap-Halbleiter. KW - Physics. KW - Semiconductors. KW - Crystalline semiconductors KW - Semi-conductors KW - Semiconducting materials KW - Semiconductor devices KW - Gapless semiconductors KW - Zero gap semiconductors KW - Materials science. KW - Engineering. KW - Optical materials. KW - Electronic materials. KW - Materials Science. KW - Optical and Electronic Materials. KW - Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices. KW - Engineering, general. KW - Characterization and Evaluation of Materials. KW - Crystals KW - Electrical engineering KW - Electronics KW - Solid state electronics KW - Energy gap (Physics) KW - Semiconductors KW - Materials KW - Surfaces (Physics). KW - Physics KW - Surface chemistry KW - Surfaces (Technology) KW - Construction KW - Industrial arts KW - Technology KW - Optics KW - Lasers. KW - Photonics. KW - New optics KW - Light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation KW - Masers, Optical KW - Optical masers KW - Light amplifiers KW - Light sources KW - Optoelectronic devices KW - Nonlinear optics KW - Optical parametric oscillators KW - Electronic materials KW - Material science KW - Physical sciences UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:14302076 AB - Narrow gap semiconductors obey the general rules of semiconductor science, but often exhibit extreme features of these rules because of the same properties that produce their narrow gaps. Consequently these materials provide sensitive tests of theory, and the opportunity for the design of innovative devices. Narrow gap semiconductors are the most important materials for the preparation of advanced modern infrared systems. Device Physics of Narrow Gap Semiconductors offers descriptions of the materials science and device physics of these unique materials. Topics covered include impurities and defects, recombination mechanisms, surface and interface properties, and the properties of low dimensional systems for infrared applications. This book will help readers to understand not only the semiconductor physics and materials science, but also how they relate to advanced opto-electronic devices. The last chapter applies the understanding of device physics to photoconductive detectors, photovoltaic infrared detectors, super lattices and quantum wells, infrared lasers, and single photon infrared detectors. ER -