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Other Miscellaneous Semiconductors and Related Binary, Ternary, and Quaternary Compounds

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The ability to tailor the energy gap of semiconductors , as a function of their applications has led to Bandgap Engineering . From a materials perspective, Bandgap Engineering has been made possible, to a large extent, by Semiconductor Alloys . The applications of these alloys include solar cells, solid-state lasers, detectors, Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs), and Opto Electronic Integrated Circuits (OEICs). In this chapter, we discuss the electronic, optical, and elastic/mechanical properties of various semiconductor alloys .

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Chen, D., Ravindra, N.M. (2019). Other Miscellaneous Semiconductors and Related Binary, Ternary, and Quaternary Compounds. In: Pech-Canul, M., Ravindra, N. (eds) Semiconductors. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-02171-9_8

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