Lead Chalcogenides: Physics and Applications (Optoelectronic Properties of Semiconductors and Superlattices, V. 18)

Lead Chalcogenides remain one of the basic materials of modern infrared optoelectronics. This volume presents the properties of lead chalcogenides, including the basic physical features, the bulk and epitaxial growth technique, and the 2-D physics of lead chalcogenide-based structures. In addition, the theoretical appraoches for band structure and impurity state calculations are reviewed. Cover Half Title Series Page Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents About the Series Preface Part I: Basic Physical Features of the Lead Chalcogenides 1: Lead Chalcogenides: Basic Physical Features Part II: Synthesis of the Lead Chalcogenides 2: Phase Diagrams and Growth of Bulk Lead Chalcogenide Crystals 3: Molecular Beam Epitaxy of IV-VI Heterostructures and Superlattices Part III: Physics of the Lead Chalcogenides 4: Optical Properties and Low-Dimensional Systems of IV-VI Semiconductors 5: Lead Telluride n-i-p-i Structures: An Electronic System in the Intermediate Regime Between Two and Three Dimensions 6: Semimagnetic Semiconductors Based on Lead Chalcogenides 7: Doped Lead Chalcogenides 8: Band Structure and Impurity States in the Lead Chalcogenides Part IV: Applications of the Lead Chalcogenides 9: Laser Applications of IV-VI Semiconductors 10: Application of Lead Chalcogenides in Thermoelectric Devices 11: Lead Chalcogenide Infrared Detectors Grown on Silicon Substrates 12: Infrared Photodetectors Based on Doped Lead Tellurides Index Lead Chalcogenides remain one of the basic materials of modern infrared optoelectronics. Lead Chalcogenides: Physics and Applications gives a comprehensive presentation of the properties of lead chalcogenides, including the basic physical features, uhe bulk and epitaxial growth techniques, and the 2-D physics of lead chalcogenides that make them a promising candidate for a range of applications. In the final part of the book, the possibilities of these applications are described, and some new challenging ideas are presented. Lead Chalcogenides: Physics and Applications will especially be of interest to individuals involved in the development of infrared lasers, photodetectors, and thermoelectric elements. The lead chalcogenides PbTe, PbSe, and PbS together with other IV-VI-type compounds possess an exceptional set of physical features described in many reviews [1-6].