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Hydrogen and the Mechanical Properties of Semiconductors

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Hydrogen in Crystalline Semiconductors

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Abstract

As was initially mentioned in Chap. 2, the effect of hydrogen on the mechanical properties of materials is an important area of research. While most of this work has involved the study of hydrogen embrittlement of metals [12.1,2], similar phenomena can occur in crystalline semiconductors. In this chapter we discuss some of these embrittlement effect and the defects which may be the cause of such problems.

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Pearton, S.J., Corbett, J.W., Stavola, M. (1992). Hydrogen and the Mechanical Properties of Semiconductors. In: Hydrogen in Crystalline Semiconductors. Springer Series in Materials Science, vol 16. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-84778-3_12

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