Electric Refractory Materials

An exploration of electric refractory materials, this book covers developments of blue light-emitting diodes using GaN-based nitrides for laser and high-temperature and -frequency devices. Electric Refractory Materials introduces growth and evaluation standards of films and bulk crystals, with consideration of band structure, surface electronic structure, and lattice vibrations. It also covers heat capacity and thermal conductivity, irradiation properties, and selective surfaces. Focusing on diamond material, the book examines its synthesis and characterization as well as its electrical, optical, and conductive properties. The book also discusses the use of silicon carbide, boron compounds, and other material used in electronic and light-emitting devices. 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Jayant Baliga -- Osamu Mishima and Koh Era -- Yukinobu Kumashiro Yukinobu Kumashiro -- Yunkinobu Kumashino -- Yukinobu Kumashiro -- Konosuke Inagawa -- Adolf Necket -- Goran Grimvall -- Goran Grimvall -- Kazuyuko Edamoto -- Naoto Kobayashi -- Yoshio Ishizawa -- Masahiro Aoyagi -- Robert Blickensderfer -- Tatsuhiko Tanabe and Masakazu Fujitsuka -- Andrzej Badzian -- Alan T. Collins -- Shinichi Shikata and Naoji Fujimori -- Yuri M. Tairov -- Sadafumi Yoshida -- B. Jayant Baliga -- Osamu Mishima and Koh Era -- Yukinobu Kumashiro -- Helmut Werheit Yukinobu Kumashiro -- Yunkinobu Kumashino -- Yukinobu Kumashiro -- Konosuke Inagawa -- Adolf Necket -- Goran Grimvall -- Goran Grimvall -- Kazuyuko Edamoto -- Naoto Kobayashi -- Yoshio Ishizawa -- Masahiro Aoyagi -- Robert Blickensderfer -- Tatsuhiko Tanabe and Masakazu Fujitsuka -- Andrzej Badzian -- Alan T. Collins -- Shinichi Shikata and Naoji Fujimori -- Yuri M. Tairov -- Sadafumi Yoshida -- B. Jayant Baliga -- Osamu Mishima and Koh Era -- Yukinobu Kumashiro -- Helmut Werheit -- Katsumitsu Nakamura -- t Single crystal of AIN / -- Takeshi Meguro and Katsutoshi Komeya Yukinobu Kumashiro -- Yunkinobu Kumashino -- Yukinobu Kumashiro -- Konosuke Inagawa -- Adolf Necket -- Goran Grimvall -- Goran Grimvall -- Kazuyuko Edamoto -- Naoto Kobayashi -- Yoshio Ishizawa -- Masahiro Aoyagi -- Robert Blickensderfer -- Tatsuhiko Tanabe and Masakazu Fujitsuka -- Andrzej Badzian -- Alan T. Collins -- Shinichi Shikata and Naoji Fujimori -- Yuri M. Tairov -- Sadafumi Yoshida -- B. Jayant Baliga -- Osamu Mishima and Koh Era -- Yukinobu Kumashiro -- Helmut Werheit -- Katsumitsu Nakamura -- t Single crystal of AIN / -- Takeshi Meguro and Katsutoshi Komeya -- Fumio Ueno Yukinobu Kumashiro-- Yunkinobu Kumashino-- Yukinobu Kumashiro-- Konosuke Inagawa-- Adolf Necket-- Goran Grimvall-- Goran Grimvall-- Kazuyuko Edamoto-- Naoto Kobayashi-- Yoshio Ishizawa-- Masahiro Aoyagi-- Robert Blickensderfer-- Tatsuhiko Tanabe and Masakazu Fujitsuka-- Andrzej Badzian-- Alan T. Collins-- Shinichi Shikata and Naoji Fujimori-- Yuri M. Tairov-- Sadafumi Yoshida-- B. Jayant Baliga-- Osamu Mishima and Koh Era-- Yukinobu Kumashiro-- Helmut Werheit-- Katsumitsu Nakamura -- t Single crystal of AIN /-- Takeshi Meguro and Katsutoshi Komeya-- Fumio Ueno-- Shuji Nakamura. Showcasing the expanded technological potential of electric refractory materials, this comprehensive reference highlights the extreme, exotic characteristics of nonoxides. Ranging from fundamental properties through applications, and considered from the perspectives of material science and engineering, Electric Refractory Materials is an indispensable state-of-the-art resource for creating more durable electronic devices. Covers exciting developments of blue light-emitting diodes using GaN-based nitrides for laser and high-temperature and -frequency devices!Electric Refractory Materialsintroduces growth and evaluation standards of films and bulk crystals, with consideration of band structure, surface electronic structure, and lattice vibrationexamines field electron emitters, the Josephson device, solar-absorber-selective surfaces, and plasma-facing materialsanalyzes the clarification of electronic structures, bonding characters, and physical properties for new electric refractory materials via crystal growth techniquesemphasizes the electronic potential of refractory metalloids and semiconductors through the characterization of properties, syntheses, and evaluation and measurement methodsdiscusses high-temperature and high-power operation, optoelectronic, thermoelectronic, and heat-seeking devicesinvestigates the rise of wide-gap refractory semiconductors and potential applications in high-power and -temperature, radiation and ultraviolet light influence, and high-frequency/high-power devicesand more!Written by over 25 contributors and containing nearly 2500 literature references, tables, and equations, Electric Refractory Materials is an invaluable resource for materials, nonoxide ceramic, wide-gap semiconductor, and electric and electronics engineers; solid-state chemists; physicists; and upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in these disciplines.

An exploration of electric refractory materials, this book covers developments of blue light-emitting diodes using GaN-based nitrides for laser and high-temperature and -frequency devices. Electric Refractory Materials introduces growth and evaluation standards of films and bulk crystals, with consideration of band structure, surface electronic structure, and lattice vibrations. It also covers heat capacity and thermal conductivity, irradiation properties, and selective surfaces. Focusing on diamond material, the book examines its synthesis and characterization as well as its electrical, optical, and conductive properties. The book also discussesthe use of silicon carbide, boron compounds, and other material used in electronic and light-emitting devices.

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Showcases the expanded technological potential of electric refractory materials, covering fundamental properties and applications from the perspectives of material science and engineering, and reviews new research in areas such as chemical bonding and electrical, optical, and thermal properties. Introduces growth and evaluation standards of films and bulk crystals, examines field electron emitters, analyzes the clarification of electronic structures, and discusses the electron potential of refractory metalloids and semiconductors through the characterization of properties, syntheses, and evaluation and measurement methods. Kumashiro is professor in the department of engineering at Yokohama National University, Japan. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Preface 4 Contents 6 Contributors 8 Importance and Research Program of Electric Refractory Materials 10 Survey of Refractory Metalloids: Transition Metal Carbides, Nitrides, and Diborides 16 Bulk Crystal Growth 28 Thin-Film Preparation 64 Electronic Structure 90 Lattice Vibrations, Heat Capacity, and Related Properties 162 Electrical and Thermal Conductivity and Related Transport Properties at Low Temperatures 182 High-Temperature Characteristics 200 Surface Electronic Structures and Surface Reactivities 232 Irradiation Properties of Electric Refractory Materials 254 Transition Metal Carbide Field Emitters 278 NbN Superconducting Devices 298 Solar Absorbers—Selective Surfaces 316 Metalloids for Plasma-Facing Materials 330 Synthesis of Diamond from the Gas Phase 356 The Electrical and Optical Properties of Diamond 378 Semiconducting Diamond and Diamond Devices 394 SiC Boule Growth 418 Epitaxial Growth, Characterization, and Properties of SiC 446 Silicon Carbide Power Electronic Devices 486 Science and Technology of Boron Nitride 504 Boron Phosphide 566 Boron and Boron-Rich Compounds 598 Boron Films 664 Single Crystal of AlN 684 AlN Sintered Polycrystal 700 GaN-AlN-InN Blue Light–Emitting Devices 724 INDEX 756 "Electric Refractory Materials introduces growth and evaluation standards of films and bulk crystals, with consideration of band structure, surface electronic structure, and lattice vibration ... examines field electron emitters, the Josephson device, solar-absorber-selective surfaces, and plasma-facing materials ... analyzes the clarification of electronic structures, bonding characters, and physical properties for new electric refractory materials via crystal growth techniques ... emphasizes the electronic potential of refractory metalloids and semiconductors through the characterization of properties, syntheses, and evaluation and measurement methods ... discusses high-temperature and high-power operation, optoelectronic, thermoelectronic, and heat-seeking devices ... investigates the rise of wide-gap refractory semiconductors and potential applications in high-power and -temperature, radiation and ultraviolet light influence, and high-frequency/high-power devices ... and more."--BOOK JACKET An exploration of electric refractory materials. It covers developments of blue light-emitting diodes using GaN-based nitrides for laser and high-temperature and -frequency devices. It also introduces growth and evaluation standards of films and bulk crystals The extreme technologies involving ultrahigh temperature, ultrahigh pressure, ultralow temperature, and ultravacuum are part of advanced science and technology and important research subjects.