Widegap II–VI Compounds for Opto-electronic Applications

This book is intended for readers desiring a comprehensive analysis of the latest development in widegap II-VI materials research for opto-electronic applications and basic insight into the fundamental underlying principles. Therefore, it is hoped that this book will serve two purposes. Firstly, to educate newcomers to this area of physics and technology and secondly, to provide specialists with useful references and new insights in related areas of II-VI materials research. The motivation for preparing this book originated from the need for a current review of this fertile and important field. A primary goal of this book therefore to present an ecletic synthesis of these sometimes diverse fields of investigation. This book consists of three sections: growth and properties, materials characterization, and devices. Section 1 presents an overall perspective of the state of the art in the preparation of the widegap II-VI materials. Section 2 concentrates on current topics pertinent to the characterization of these materials from the unique perspective of each of the authors. Section 3 focuses on advances in the optoelectronic applications of these materials.The material in this section runs the gamut from addressing recent advances in device areas which date back to some of the earliest reported research in these materials, to tackling future directions.