Zinc Oxide From Fundamental Properties Towards Novel Applications /

• Main Authors: Klingshirn, Claus F. (Author), Meyer, Bruno K. (Author), Waag, Andreas (Author), Hoffmann, Axel (Author), Geurts, Jean (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2010.
• Series: Springer Series in Materials Science, 120
• Subjects: Materials science.; Optics.; Optoelectronics.; Plasmons (Physics).; Engineering.; Optical materials.; Electronic materials.; Materials Science.; Optical and Electronic Materials.; Optics, Optoelectronics, Plasmonics and Optical Devices.; Engineering, general.

This book gives a comprehensive review of the present state of the art in ZnO R+D, including growth, doping, lattice dynamics, electric magnetic and optical properties. The emphasis is on the electric and optical properties, because this is the area where novel applications may be expected with high...

Table of Contents:

• Crystal Structure, Chemical Binding, and Lattice Properties
• Growth
• Band Structure
• Electrical Conductivity and Doping
• Intrinsic Linear Optical Properties Close to the Fundamental Absorption Edge
• Bound Exciton Complexes
• Influence of External Fields
• Deep Centres in ZnO
• Magnetic Properties
• Nonlinear Optics, High Density Effects and Stimulated Emission
• Dynamic Processes
• Past, Present and Future Applications
• Conclusion and Outlook.