Extended Defects in Germanium Fundamental and Technological Aspects /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Claeys, Cor (Editor), Simoen, Eddy (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2009.
• Series: Springer Series in Materials Science, 118
• Subjects: Materials science.; Condensed matter.; Engineering.; Optical materials.; Electronic materials.; Materials Science.; Optical and Electronic Materials.; Condensed Matter Physics.; Engineering, general.

The aim is to give an overview of the physics of extended defects in Germanium, i.e. dislocations (line defects), grain boundaries, stacking faults, twins and {311} defects (two-dimensional defects) and precipitates, bubbles, etc. The first part covers fundamentals, describing the crystallographic s...