Author: Robert Birkmire
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Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 608
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This book focuses on materials issues related to Cu(In,Ga)(Se,S)2 and CdTe-based polycrystalline thin-film photovoltaic solar cells and related oxides and chalcogenides. Phase equilibrium and thermochemical kinetic aspects of the absorber layer formation of CdTe and Cu(In,Ga)(Se,S)2 are emphasized and several papers on micro-analytical analysis report on detailed structural properties of thin films. The use of flexible plastic or metal foil substrates as an alternative to glass is addressed in terms of solar-cell performance and limitations imposed by the nature of the substrates. Properties of defects and interfaces in CdTe and CIGSS are highlighted using electrical, optical, and micro-analytical tools. While film properties are correlated to device physics, controversy still exists on the detailed operation of both CdTe and CIGSS devices. Topics include: materials and synthesis; thin films on alternate substrates; defects; growth and junction formation; surfaces and interfaces and film and device characterization.
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Category : Books
Languages : en
Pages : 2244
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Category : Semiconductor industry
Languages : en
Pages : 1248
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Author: Herman J. Borg
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Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 556
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Author: David S. Ginley
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Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 456
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Oxide materials are rapidly impacting a broad spectrum of optoelectronic applications, from energy conservation to communications and computer memory. Developing a better understanding of the relationships between transport and microstructural phenomena is critical to the continued evolution of these applications. This volume reports on new materials and improved growth of films, and offers a much deeper level of understanding of the key determinates affecting the electro-optical performance of oxide-based devices. Transparent conducting oxides (TCOs), with a focus on p-type materials, are highlighted. One of the most exciting results in the TCO area is the report of CulnO2, where the material was doped n-type with Sn4+ and p-type with Ca2+. This is the first proven TCO system where homojunctions should be possible. Ferroelectric materials are another family of materials emerging in the area of DRAM and frequency-agile microwave electronics. A number of papers focus on the methods of controlling the interfacial properties of ferroelectric materials such as BaSrTiO3 on a variety of substrates. A number of groups are approaching atomic-level control of interfaces, allowing for the deposition of high-quality materials on substrates as diverse as Si and MgO. Embedded strain from the growth process for ferroelectric materials and other oxide systems is also demonstrated to be a critical determinate of the film. And a new model for ferroelectric materials indicates that a nanopolar reorientation transition may be responsible for the marked increase in dielectric tuning for nonstressed films. Topics include: transparent conducting oxides; transport and microstructural phenomena in oxide electronics; oxide-based devices; ferroelectric materials; and oxide thin-film growth.
Author: Materials Research Society. Meeting
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Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 512
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This volume focuses on basic and applied materials research related to compound semiconductors. Emphasis is on materials that are used, or have clear potential use, as thin films in solar cells and spin-off applications. Relevant materials include Cu(In, Ga, Al)(Se, S)2, MX (M = Zn and/or Cd; X = S, Se and/or Te), III-V photovoltaic materials, and transparent conducting oxides. Understanding fundamental materials limitations, real or perceived, are of particular interest. Highlights center on: materials-related prerequisites for high-efficiency thin-film solar cells; the dynamics of chemical treatment/etching of CdTe with emphasis on back contacting; high-resolution microanalysis of grain boundaries and surface chemistry and how they affect device performance; the role and significance of transparent conducting oxides in device performance; and the electronic structure of highly mismatched III-V alloy semiconductors.
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Category : Research, Industrial
Languages : en
Pages : 668
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Author: Tingkai Li
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1439815232
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 588
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Silicon-based microelectronics has steadily improved in various performance-to-cost metrics. But after decades of processor scaling, fundamental limitations and considerable new challenges have emerged. The integration of compound semiconductors is the leading candidate to address many of these issues and to continue the relentless pursuit of more
Author: Andrea Chen
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1439862079
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 208
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In semiconductor manufacturing, understanding how various materials behave and interact is critical to making a reliable and robust semiconductor package. Semiconductor Packaging: Materials Interaction and Reliability provides a fundamental understanding of the underlying physical properties of the materials used in a semiconductor package. By tying together the disparate elements essential to a semiconductor package, the authors show how all the parts fit and work together to provide durable protection for the integrated circuit chip within as well as a means for the chip to communicate with the outside world. The text also covers packaging materials for MEMS, solar technology, and LEDs and explores future trends in semiconductor packages.
Author: Donald M. Mattox
Publisher: William Andrew
ISBN: 0128130857
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 383
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The Foundations of Vacuum Coating Technology, Second Edition, is a revised and expanded version of the first edition, which was published in 2003. The book reviews the histories of the various vacuum coating technologies and expands on the history of the enabling technologies of vacuum technology, plasma technology, power supplies, and low-pressure plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition. The melding of these technologies has resulted in new processes and products that have greatly expanded the application of vacuum coatings for use in our everyday lives. The book is unique in that it makes extensive reference to the patent literature (mostly US) and how it relates to the history of vacuum coating. The book includes a Historical Timeline of Vacuum Coating Technology and a Historical Timeline of Vacuum/Plasma Technology, as well as a Glossary of Terms used in the vacuum coating and surface engineering industries. - History and detailed descriptions of Vacuum Deposition Technologies - Review of Enabling Technologies and their importance to current applications - Extensively referenced text - Patents are referenced as part of the history - Historical Timelines for Vacuum Coating Technology and Vacuum/Plasma Technology - Glossary of Terms for vacuum coating
