Properties of Aluminium Gallium Arsenide (E M I S Datareviews Series) [Hardcover]

Sadao Adachi (Author, Editor)

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ISBN-10: 0852965583 | ISBN-13: 978-0852965580 | Publication Date: January 1, 1993

AlGaAs is the most widely studied and applied of the ternary semiconductors. An international array of 30 experts have contributed under the editorship of a world authority on AlGaAs, Dr. S. Adachi of Gunma University, Japan. Subjects covered: structural, mechanical, elastic, lattice vibrational and thermal properties; band structure; optical properties; electro-optical properties; carrier transport; surfaces, interfaces and contacts; impurity and defect centres; lattice dislocations, 2D carrier transport, real space transfer band offsets and electro-optic effects in AlGaAs/GaAs heterostructures.

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...covers all the properties of the material which are important to anyone working in the electronics or optoelectronics areas --Contemporary Physics

Product Details

• Hardcover: 325 pages
• Publisher: The Institution of Engineering and Technology (January 1, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0852965583
• ISBN-13: 978-0852965580
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.4 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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This review is from: Properties of Aluminium Gallium Arsenide (E M I S Datareviews Series) (Hardcover)

Adachi's book is still quite useful, though published in 1993. He compiled a mass of published research on AlGaAs in the literature, and presented it here in a very useful form for you. He explains why AlGaAs is so interesting in heterostructure design. Because, in part, it can be used with layers of GaAs, with minimal dislocations, and compatible coefficients of thermal expansion. Vital considerations for practical chip design.

Maybe though, he should consider updating his book. There has been significant ongoing work on AlGaAs in the interim, and he might want to expand some sections.