Zinc Oxide: Fundamentals, Materials and Device Technology (Hardcover)

Preface

1 General Properties of ZnO
1.1 Crystal Structure
1.2 Lattice Parameters
1.3 Electronic Band Structure
1.4 Mechanical Properties
1.5 Vibrational Properties
1.6 Thermal Properties
1.7 Electrical Properties of Undoped ZnO

2 ZnO Growth
2.1 Bulk Growth
2.2 Substrates
2.3 Epitaxial Growth Techniques

3 Optical Properties
3.1 Optical Processes in Semiconductors
3.2 Optical Transitions in ZnO
3.3 Defects in ZnO
3.4 Refractive Index of ZnO and MgZnO
3.5 Stimulated Emission in ZnO
3.6 Recombination Dynamics in ZnO
3.7 Nonlinear Optical Properties

4 Doping of ZnO
4.1 n-Type Doping
4.2 p-Type Doping

5 ZnO-Based Dilute Magnetic Semiconductors
5.1 Doping with Transition Metals
5.2 General Remarks about Dilute Magnetic Semiconductors
5.3 Classification of Magnetic Materials
5.4 A Brief Theory of Magnetization
5.5 Dilute Magnetic Semiconductor Theoretical Aspects
5.6 Measurements Techniques for Identification of Ferromagnetism
5.7 Magnetic Interactions in DMS
5.8 Theoretical Studies on ZnO-Based Magnetic Semiconductors
5.9 Experimental Results on ZnO-Based Dilute Magnetic Semiconductors

6 Bandgap Engineering
6.1 MgxZn1-xO Alloy
6.2 BexZn1-xO Alloy
6.3 CdyZn1-yO Alloy

7 ZnO Nanostructures
7.1 Synthesis of ZnO Nanostructures
7.2 Applications of ZnO Nanostructures

8 Processing, Devices, and Heterostructures
8.1 A Primer to Semiconductor-Metal Contacts
8.2 Ohmic Contacts to ZnO
8.3 Schottky Contacts to ZnO
8.4 Etching of ZnO
8.5 Heterostructure Devices
8.6 Piezoelectric Devices
8.7 Sensors and Solar Cells Based on ZnO Nanostructures
8.8 Concluding Remarks