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Gallium Nitride Processing for Electronics, Sensors and Spintronics (Engineering Materials and Processes)


by Stephen J. Pearton, Cammy R. Abernathy, Fan Ren

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Sales Rank: 1612451
Studio: Springer
Binding: Hardcover
Number Of Pages: 380
Publication Date: January 13, 2006
Publisher: Springer


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Semiconductor spintronics is expected to lead to a new generation of transistors, lasers and integrated magnetic sensors that can be used to create ultra-low power, high speed memory, logic and photonic devices. Useful spintronic devices will need materials with practical magnetic ordering temperatures and current research points to gallium and aluminium nitride magnetic superconductors as having great potential.

Gallium Nitride Processing for Electronics, Sensors and Spintronics details current research into the properties of III-nitride semiconductors and their usefulness in novel devices such as spin-polarized light emitters, spin field effect transistors, integrated sensors and high temperature electronics.

Written by three of the world’s leading researchers in nitride semiconductors, the book provides an excellent introduction to gallium nitride technology and will be of interest to all reseachers and industrial practitioners wishing to keep up to date with developments that may lead to the next generation of transistors, lasers and integrated magnetic sensors.



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A Technical Analysis of Gallium-Based Electronics  
By way of introduction to my review, Pearton et al. comment: "Group III-V nitrides offer a valuable combination of electrical, optical, and piezoelectric behavior, and enable the fabrication of LEDs, LDs, detectors, and transistors." (p. 13). GaN technology has a bright future, and enjoys a variety of applications (p. 213), including military ones (p. 166).

This modest-sized volume not only discusses gallium-based devices, but also ones that include germanium, indium, and other elements. The rare earth elements also come into play. For instance, there is mention of Gd-Ga-garnet (p. 318), various gadolinium oxides, etc.

This book requires a strong background in the subject at hand to appreciate fully. It is loaded with graphs and equations.

January 03, 2008


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