Optical Absorption of Impurities and Defects in Semiconducting Crystals, 2013 Electronic Absorption of Deep Centres and Vibrational Spectra Springer Series in Solid-State Sciences Series, Vol. 169

This book outlines, with the help of several specific examples, the important role played by absorption spectroscopy in the investigation of deep-level centers introduced in semiconductors and insulators like diamond, silicon, germanium and gallium arsenide by high-energy irradiation, residual impurities, and defects produced during crystal growth. It also describes the crucial role played by vibrational spectroscopy to determine the atomic structure and symmetry of complexes associated with light impurities like hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen and oxygen, and as a tool for quantitative analysis of these elements in the materials.

Foreword.- Preface.- Notations and symbols.- Introduction.- Bulk optical absorption.- Instrumental methods for absorption spectroscopy.- Absorption of deep centres and bound excitons.- Vibrational absorption of substitutional atoms and related centres.- Vibrational absorption of interstitial atoms and related centres.- Vibrational absorption III.- Quasi substitutional atoms and related centres.- Vibrational spectra related to hydrogen.

Dr. Bernard Pajot has been "Directeur de Recherches au Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)" since 1985.

Prof. Bernard Clerjaud is Full Professor at the “Université Pierre et Marie Curie” and has been at the “Institut des NanoSciences de Paris” since 1985.

Reviews optical absorption of impurities and defects in semiconductors

Establishes a correlation between electronic, vibrational spectroscopy and electron spin resonance

Displays numerous spectroscopic data on isotope effects in quasimonoisotopic crystals

Discusses spectroscopic results in natural and synthetic diamond

Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras