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Rare-Earth Doped III-Nitrides for Optoelectronic and Spintronic Applications

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  • Provides a snapshot of the field at a critical point in its development
  • Summarises recent progress in the science and technology of rare-earth doped nitrides
  • First book on Rare-earth doped III-Nitrides and semiconductors
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Topics in Applied Physics (TAP, volume 124)

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This book provides a snapshot of recent progress in the field of rare-earth-doped group III-nitride semiconductors, especially GaN, but extending to AlN and the alloys AlGaN, AlInN and InGaN. This material class is currently enjoying an upsurge in interest due to its ideal suitability for both optoelectronic and spintronic applications. The text first introduces the reader to the historical background and the major theoretical challenges presented when 4f electron systems are embedded in a semiconductor matrix. It details the preparation of samples for experimental study, either by in-situ growth or ion implantation/annealing, and describes their microscopic structural characterisation. Optical spectroscopy is a dominant theme, complicated by site multiplicity, whether in homogeneous hosts or in heterostructures such as quantum dots, and enlivened by the abiding fascination of the energy transfer mechanism between the host material and the lumophore. Finally, the rapid progress towards prospective optoelectronic and spintronic devices is presented along with several examples.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Physics, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK

    Kevin O’Donnell

  • Physics Department, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, USA

    Volkmar Dierolf

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Rare-Earth Doped III-Nitrides for Optoelectronic and Spintronic Applications

  • Editors: Kevin O’Donnell, Volkmar Dierolf

  • Series Title: Topics in Applied Physics

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-2877-8

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2010

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-481-2876-1Published: 27 July 2010

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-017-8472-6Published: 02 November 2014

  • eBook ISBN: 978-90-481-2877-8Published: 28 June 2010

  • Series ISSN: 0303-4216

  • Series E-ISSN: 1437-0859

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 355

  • Additional Information: Jointly published with Canopus Academic Publishing Ltd

  • Topics: Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices, Optical and Electronic Materials, Quantum Optics

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