Disordered Semiconductors Physics and Applications

This textbook links characteristic features of atomic and electronic structures of disordered semiconductors to the device design process. It begins with a description of general concepts of disordered semiconductors, their atomic structures, the structure of energy bands, and their defects, as well as their electrical, optical, and photovoltaic properties. Since weak sensitivity to impurities is a distinguishing feature of disordered semiconductors, methods of property control and thin-film preparation methods are the areas of focus. Finally, applications of disordered semiconductors in various devices are considered.

PrefaceContentsIntroductionDefinition of Disordered StateClassification of Non-crystalline SystemsQualitative and Quantitative Characteristics of Glass-FormationAtomic Structure of Disordered SemiconductorsStructural Characteristics of SolidsShort Range and Medium Range OrderMethods of Investigation of Disordered System StructureSimulation of Disordered Material StructureResults of Structural Research of Disordered SemiconductorsElectronic Structure and Properties of Disordered SemiconductorsElectronic StructureElectrical Properties of Disordered SemiconductorsOptical Properties of Disordered SemiconductorsPhotoelectrical Properties of Disordered SemiconductorsMethods for Controlling Properties of Disordered SemiconductorsDoping of Hydrogenated Amorphous SiliconChemical Modification of Chalcogenide Glassy Semiconductor FilmsConductivity Type Inversion in Bulk Glassy ChalcogenideStructural Modification of Disordered Semiconductors PropertiesPreparation Methods of Disordered Semiconductor FilmsTechnological Distinctions of Chalcogenide Glassy Film PreparationPreparation of Hydrogenated Amorphous Silicon Films by GlowDischargeDecompositionMethodPreparation of AIV BIV Alloys on the Base of Hydrogenated Amorphous SiliconPreparation of Hydrogenated Amorphous Silicon Films by ChemicalVaporDeposition(CVD)MethodsPreparation of Hydrogenated Amorphous Silicon Films by Radio-frequency Sputtering MethodOptical Information Storage and Transmission DevicesDevices Based on Charge Pattern RecordingDevices based on Photo-induced Transformations in Chalcogenide GlassesPhotoelectric and Electronic Devices Based on Disordered SemiconductorsPhotovoltaic DevicesSwitching and Memory Devices on the Basis of Chalcogenide AlloysSilicon Thin Film TransistorsConclusionReferencesColor InsertsIndex

Anatoly Popov is professor and head of the Semiconductor Electronics Department at the Moscow Power Engineering Institute, Russia.