β Scribed by T. Wolkenstein (auth.)
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
"Hands are useless if there are no eyes to see what is obvious." -M. V. Lomonosov Dear Reader, I invite you to open this book and step on the semiconductor surface, where the processes that form the subject of the book come into play. The surface of the semiconductor is attracting more and more interest among researchers, in fact researchers in two different fields. These are notably the physicists and engineers engaged in research in semiΒ conductor physics and the making of semiconductor devices. The entire industry of semiconductor instruments hinges on the problem of the surface. The quality of semiconductor devices, whose use is growing steadily, depends essentially on the properties of the surface. The instability of these properties and their unconΒ trollable alterations with temperature and under the influence of environmental conditions result in a lack of stability in the performance of semiconductor devices, hence the high percentage of waste in their industrial production. The methods used in factory laboratories to prevent such waste are largely empirical. The properties of the surface, the nature of the physicochemical processes that take place on it, and the role of environmental factors still remain obscure. A major task of the semiconductor industry is to learn to control the properties of the surface.
Front Matter....Pages i-xvi
Electrons and Holes in a Semiconductor....Pages 1-34
The Various Types of Adsorption....Pages 35-82
Electron Transitions in Chemisorption....Pages 83-124
The Interaction Of The Surface With The Bulk In A Semiconductor....Pages 125-197
The Catalytic Effect of a Semiconductor....Pages 199-259
Processes on a Real Surface....Pages 261-294
The Effect of Illumination on the Adsorptive and Catalytic Properties of a Semiconductor....Pages 295-366
Adsorption and Luminescence....Pages 367-420
Conclusion....Pages 421-426
Physical Chemistry;Solid State Physics;Spectroscopy and Microscopy;Condensed Matter Physics;Crystallography;Electrical Engineering
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