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[null,"1.","Record Nr.",null,"UNINA9910970280303321"]
[null,null,"Titolo",null,"Germanium : properties, production and applications / / Regina V. Germanno, editor"]
[null,null,"Pubbl/distr/stampa",null,"New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2012"]
[null,null,"ISBN",null,"1-62417-528-7"]
[null,null,"Edizione",null,"[1st ed.]"]
[null,null,"Descrizione fisica",null,"1 online resource (338 p.)"]
[null,null,"Collana",null,"Chemical engineering methods and technology"]
[null,null,"Disciplina",null,"546/.684"]
[null,null,"Soggetti",null,"Germanium"]
[null,null,"Lingua di pubblicazione",null,"Inglese"]
[null,null,"Formato",null,"Materiale a stampa"]
[null,null,null,"Livello bibliografico","Monografia"]
[null,null,null,"Note generali","Description based upon print version of record."]
[null,null,null,"Nota di bibliografia","Includes bibliographical references and index."]
[null,null,"Nota di contenuto",null,"Intro -- GERMANIUM  PROPERTIES, PRODUCTION AND APPLICATIONS -- GERMANIUM  PROPERTIES, PRODUCTION AND APPLICATIONS -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- DEFECTS IN GERMANIUM: THEORETICAL ASPECTS -- 1.Introduction -- 2.Techniquesforidentificationofdefectsingermanium -- 2.1.Theoreticalmethods -- 2.1.1.Densityfunctionaltheory -- 2.1.2.Boundaryconditions:clustersandsupercells -- 2.1.3.Tacklingthebandgapproblem -- 2.1.4.Calculationofobservables -- 2.2.Experimentalmethods -- 3.Intrinsicdefects -- 3.1.Theself-interstitial -- 3.1.1.Structureandenergetics -- 3.1.2.Ionizationlevels -- 3.1.3.Diffusion -- 3.2.Thevacancy -- 3.2.1.Geometryandelectronicstructure -- 3.2.2.Formationenergies -- 3.3.Thedivacancy -- 3.4.Furthervacancyclustering -- 4.Oxygen -- 4.1.Interstitialoxygen -- 4.2.Oxygendimer -- 4.3.Complexesofself-interstitialswithoxygen -- 4.4.Thermaldonors -- 4.4.1.Earlystateaggregation -- 4.4.2.AtomicStructureofTDD's -- 4.4.3.Electronicstructuremodel -- 4.4.4.Furtherobservables -- 4.5.Thevacancy-oxygencomplex(Acenter) -- 4.5.1.Structureandvibrationalmodes -- 4.5.2.Ionizationlevels -- 4.6.Formation:ametastableVOprecursor -- 4.6.1.Annealing -- 4.7.Vacancy-di-oxygen(VO2)defects -- 4.7.1.Structure -- 4.7.2.Ionizationlevels -- 4.7.3.Localvibrationalmodes -- 5.Hydrogen -- 5.1.Isolatedinterstitialhydrogen -- 5.1.1.Geometry -- 5.1.2.Localvibrationalmodes -- 5.1.3.Ionizationlevels -- 5.2.Hydrogendimer -- 5.3.Interactionofhydrogenwithotherdefects -- 5.4.Vacancy-hydrogen(VmHn)complexes -- 5.5.Hydrogen-inducedplatelets -- 6.Shallowdopantsandrelateddefects -- 6.1.Boron -- 6.2.InterstitialBoron -- 6.2.1.Geometry -- 6.2.2.Ionizationlevels -- 6.3.Borondiffusion -- "]
[{"$nulls":4},"6.3.1.Othergroup-IIIacceptors -- 6.4.Group-Vdonors -- 6.5.Donor-vacancycomplexes(E-centers) -- 6.5.1.Structuregeometry -- 6.5.2.Ionizationlevels -- 6.5.3.Diffusion -- 6.6.Furtherdonor-vacancyaggregation."]
[{"$nulls":4},"6.7.InterstitialPhosphorus -- 6.8.Diffusionofgroup-Vdonors -- 6.8.1.Influenceofthecarboncontent -- 7.Metals -- 7.1.Substitutional(Ms) -- 7.2.InteractionbetweenMsandvacancies(Ms-V) -- 7.3.Self-interstitial-metalcomplexes(I-Ms) -- 7.4.Interstitialmetals(Mi) -- 7.5.Substitutional-Interstitialpairs(Ms-Mi) -- 8.OtherImpurities -- 8.1.Carbon -- 8.2.Nitrogen -- 8.3.Chalcogens -- 9.Differencesbetweendefectsinsiliconandgermanium -- 10.Conclusionandoutlook -- References -- ADefectssignatures:Experimentvs.First-Principlescalculations -- PROPERTIES AND GENERATION BY IRRADIATION OF GERMANIUM POINT DEFECTS IN GE-DOPED SILICA -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 1.1. SiO2,GeO2 and GeO2-SiO2 Glasses -- 1.2. Point Defects -- 1.3. Photosensitivity and Second Harmonic Generation -- 1.4. Oxygen Deficiency -- 1.4.1. The Oxygen Mono Vacancy -- 1.4.2. Germanium Lone Pair Center (GLPC) -- 1.5. Radiation Effects -- 1.6. Structural Models of the Paramagnetic Point Defects -- 1.7. H(II) Paramagnetic Point Defects -- 1.8. Radiation Induced Absorption Bands -- 1.9. Generation Mechanisms -- 2. MATERIALS -- 2.1. Sol-Gel Preparation Technique -- 2.2. Plasma-Activated Chemical Vapour Deposition -- 2.3. Samples -- 3. GENERATION OF GE PARAMAGNETIC POINT DEFECTS -- 3.1. Induced EPR Activity: General Features -- 3.2. EPR Line Shape of the Ge Related Defects -- 3.3. Decomposition of the Experimental EPR Spectra -- 3.4. Paramagnetic Point Defect Concentrations Induced by Irradiation -- 3.4.1. Type 1 Samples -- 3.4.2. Type 3 Samples -- 3.4.3. Type 4 Samples -- 3.4.4. Type 5 Samples -- 3.4.5. PCVD Samples -- 3.5. Ge(1) Point Defects -- 3.6. Ge(2) and E'Ge Point Defects -- 4. REFRACTIVE INDEX VARIATIONS -- 4.1. Absorption Induced Activity -- 4.2. Dependence of the Refractive Index Changes on Ge(1) Defects -- 5. INDUCED GLPC -- 5.1. PL Spectra of the Induced GLPC."]
[{"$nulls":4},"5.1.2. PLE Spectra of the Induced GLPC -- 5.1.3. Time Decay Measurements of the Induced β Band -- 5.1.4. Temperature Dependence of the PL Spectra -- 5.1.5. Time Dependence of the Emission -- 5.1.6. Intersystem Crossing Process in the Induced GLPC -- 5.1.7. Paramagnetic Defects Related to the Induced GLPC -- 5.1.8. GLPC Generation in PCVD Material -- 5.1.9. Discussion on the Emission of the Induced GLPC -- 5.2. Dose Dependence of the Induced Point Defects in Sample B0 -- 5.3. Comparison of the γ and the β Irradiations -- 5.4. Thermal Stability of the Induced GLPC and PL Profile Modification -- 5.5. Temperature Dependence of the PL Spectra of the Residual GLPC -- 5.6. Time Dependence of the Emission of the Residual GLPC -- 5.7. Intersystem Crossing Process of the Residual GLPC -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- GERMANIUM ENCAGED FULLERENE-SYNTHESIS, EXTRACTION, THEORETICAL CALCULATION  AND THEIR POSSIBLE APPLICATION -- 1. ABSTRACT -- 2. INTRODUCTION -- 3. OVERVIEW -- 4. SYNTHESIS OF Ge ENDOHEDRAL METALLOFULLERENE -- 5. ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION  OF Ge ENDOHEDRAL METALLOFULLERENE -- 6. CHARACTERIZATION OF Ge ENDOHEDRAL METALLOFULLERENE -- 7. THEORETICAL CALCULATIONS OF Ge ENDOHEDRAL METALLOFULLERENE -- 7.1. Encapsulation of Ge2 Inside C60 -- 8. APPLICATION OF Ge ENDOHEDRAL METALLOFULLERENE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- CHANGE THE PROPERTIES OF SILICON  AND GERMANIUM STRUCTURES WITH FILMS  OF OXIDE AND FLUORIDE RARE EARTH  ELEMENTS DURING EXTERNAL IMPACTS -- ABSTRACT -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. EXPERIMENTAL SAMPLES -- A. "]
[{"$nulls":4},"Fluoride REE Films on Germanium Substrates -- B. Oxide REE Films on Silicon Substrates -- III. KINETIC CHARACTERISTICS OF ELECTROFORMING PROCESS OXIDE AND FLUORIDE REE FILM STRUCTURES -- IV. THE IMPACT OF ELECTRIC FIELD -- A. Structure with Fluoride Rare Earth Elements Films -- 1. Assessment High-Frequency Interface Traps Capacity."]
[{"$nulls":4},"2. Assessment of Traps Energy Situation in Germanium Band Gap -- 3. Change the Distribution of the Interface States Energy Density in Germanium Band Gap during the Electroforming Process -- B. Structure with Rare Earth Element Oxide Films -- 1. REE Oxides on n-Type Silicon Substrates -- 2. P-type Silicon Structure with Films of Oxides REE -- CONCLUSION -- NOTE -- REFERENCES -- APPLICATIONS OF RF SPUTTERED GEXSI1-X  AND GEXSI1-XOY THIN FILMS FOR UNCOOLED INFRARED DETECTORS -- ABSTRACT -- I. INTRODUCTION -- A. Infrared Radiation -- B.Applications of Infrared Radiation -- C. Infrared Detectors -- Photon Detector -- Thermal Detector -- D. Bolometer -- E.Bolometer Figures of Merits -- Spectral Response -- TCR -- Responsivity -- Detectivity -- Noise Equivalent Power (NEP) -- Noise Equivalent TemperatureDifference (NETD) -- F. ThermisterMaterial -- II. THIN FILM DEPOSITION -- A. a-GexSi1-xThin Film Deposition -- B. a-GexSi1-xOyThin Film Deposition -- III. PROPERTIES OF GEXSI1-X AND GEXSI1-XOYTHIN FILM -- IV. APPLICATIONS OF RFSPUTTEREDGEXSI1-X AND GEXSI1-XOY FILMS: MICROBOLOMETER FABRICATION -- V. BOLOMETER CHARACTERIZATION -- VI. PERFORMANCE OF MICROBOLOMETER -- VII. NOISE REDUCTION OF A-GEXSI1-XOY MICROBOLOMETER  BY FORMING GAS PASSIVATION -- VIII. EXPERIMENTAL DETAILS FOR FORMING GAS PASSIVATION -- IX. RESULTS OF FORMING GAS PASSIVATION -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- NEW GENERATION GERMANIUM DETECTORS FOR DOUBLE BETA DECAY SEARCHES -- Abstract -- 1.PotentialofDoubleBetaDecay -- 2.DetectionofDoubleBetaDecay -- 3.NewGenerationGermaniumExperiments -- 4.BackgroundReductionandSensitivity -- 4.1.Simulation -- 4.2.RejectionofBackground -- 4.2.1.Granularity -- 4.2.2.Segmentation -- 4.2.3.PSA -- 4.3.EfficiencyandSensitivity -- 4.3.1.EfficiencytoSignal -- 4.3.2.Sensitivity -- 5.Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References."]
[{"$nulls":4},"GROWTH OF Ge CRYSTALS WITH EXTREMELY  LOW DISLOCATION DENSITY -- ABSTRACT -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. DISLOCATION-FREE Ge CRYSTAL GROWTH  BY THE NEW CZOCHRALSKI METHOD -- A. Difficulty in Growth of Dislocation-Free Ge Crystals -- B. Procedure of New CZ Growth -- C. Grown Ge Boules -- D. Electrical and Chemical Valuation of Grown Ge Crystals -- E. Evaluation of Grown Ge Crystals by Infrared Absorption -- F. Role of B2O3 Liquid in Growth of Ge Crystals -- III. OXYGEN-ENRICHED Ge CRYSTAL GROWTH  BY THE NEW CZOCHRALSKI METHOD -- A. Oxygen in Ge -- B. Procedure of O-Enriched Ge Crystal Growth -- C. O-Enriched Ge Boules -- D. Evaluation of Oxygen Concentration in O-Enriched  Ge Crystals by Infrared Absorption -- IV. SOLUBILITY AND SEGREGATION OF OXYGEN INTO Ge -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- INDEX."]
[null,null,null,"Sommario/riassunto","Germanium is an important semiconductor material used in transistors and various other electronic devices. Its major end uses are fibre-optic systems and infrared optics, but it is also used for polymerisation catalysts, as well as in electronics and solar cell applications. This book presents current research in the study of germanium, including properties and generation by irradiation of germanium point defects in Ge-doped silica; Germanium encaged fullerene-synthesis; research of silicon and germanium structures with films of oxides and fluoride rare "]
[{"$nulls":4},"earth elements and new generation germanium detectors for double beta decay searches."]