Download or read book CMOS Front End Materials and Process Technology Volume 765 written by Materials Research Society. Meeting and published by . This book was released on 2003-09-12 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the future, because fundamental materials and process limits are being approached, continued transistor scaling will not be as straightforward. Future complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (MOS) transistors will require high-permittivity (high-k) gate dielectrics and metal gate electrodes, as well as low-resistance ultrashallow junctions, in order to meet the stringent specifications of the International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors. Techniques to improve transconductance and drive current may also be required. Process integration issues must be solved, and reliability must be assured, before any new material or processing technique can be used in IC manufacture. A further complication is that the key challenges will differ according to application. This book reports research results from industry, government labs and academia covering a wide scope of front-end process issues for future CMOS technologies. Topics include: advanced materials and structures; high-k dielectrics; advanced gate stack materials; heterogeneous integration and strained Si technologies; ultrashallow junction technology; strained Si and source/drain technology; and laser annealing and silicide processes.
Download or read book GaN and Related Alloys 2003 Volume 798 written by Hock Min Ng and published by . This book was released on 2004-04-09 with total page 872 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The MRS Symposium Proceeding series is an internationally recognised reference suitable for researchers and practitioners.
Download or read book Fundamentals of Novel Oxide semiconductor Interfaces written by C. R. Abernathy and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Thermoelectric Materials 2003 Volume 793 written by G. S. Nolas and published by . This book was released on 2004-03-17 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The measure of a thermoelectric material is given by the material's figure of merit. For over three decades the best thermoelectric materials had a ZT = 1. Recently, however, there are reports of new methods of materials synthesis that result in improvements beyond this performance. In addition, rapid characterization, as well as faster theoretical modeling of thermoelectric materials, has resulted in a more rapid evaluation of new materials. This book offers a look at these results and provides a benchmark for the current state in the field of thermoelectric materials research and development. The focus is on new and innovative directions that will lead to the next generation thermoelectric materials for small-scale refrigeration and power generation applications. The book emphasizes the multidisciplinary nature of the research needed to advance the science and technology of the field. Both theoretical and experimental studies are featured. Topics include: low-dimensional systems and nanocomposites; devices; oxides; skutterudites; complex bulk materials and measurements; novel approaches; and thermoelectric materials and technology.
Download or read book Optoelectronics of Group IV based Materials written by Materials Research Society. Meeting and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Elemental semiconductors feature fundamental advantages when compared to II-VI and III-V compounds. This is best illustrated by the success of silicon technology and also by the superior purity of germanium and (MOCVD) diamond. However, in contrast to electronic, the optical properties of these materials are inferior, and therefore, their applications remain electronic rather than photonic. Nevertheless, an effort toward optoelectronics continues. In the case of silicon and silicon-based media, this is motivated by the almost unlimited possibilities offered by VLSI technology. Among other methods, quantum confinement in low-dimensional structures, optical doping, development of inhomogeneous media, and applications of microcavities are being vigorously explored as ways to improve emission. When brought to maturity, these approaches could lead to widespread applications ranging from telecommunications to chemical and biological sensing. For silicon, a full on-chip integration of electronic and photonic elements could be realized. This volume brings together researchers from academic, industry and government laboratories around the world to review progress in the field, identify the most promising targets, point out possible bottlenecks and assess future perspectives. A cross-fertilization of ideas from the fields of materials science, spectroscopy, solid-state physics and chemistry, as well as device physics, are presented.
Download or read book Progress in Compound Semiconductors III Electronic and Optoelectronic Applications Volume 799 written by Daniel J. Friedman and published by . This book was released on 2004-04-07 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The MRS Symposium Proceeding series is an internationally recognised reference suitable for researchers and practitioners.
Download or read book SiGe materials Processing and Devices written by David Louis Harame and published by The Electrochemical Society. This book was released on 2004 with total page 1242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Materials and Devices for Smart Systems written by Materials Research Society. Fall Meeting and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Materials Technology and Reliability for Advanced Interconnects and Low k Dielectrics 2003 written by Materials Research Society. Meeting and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Organic and Polymeric Materials and Devices written by Materials Research Society. Meeting and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The field of organic semiconductors has seen much development in the past years. Displays based on light-emitting diodes made of small organic molecules as well as polymers, have recently been commercialized. Other applications, such as electronic circuits for tagging, efficient photovoltaic devices and biosensors, have already been demonstrated. This volume brings together a "wish list" of leading researchers in the fields of chemistry, physics and technology of organic devices. Novel device concepts such as charge-generation layers, metal complexes and the use of heterojunctions are presented and should lead to further improvement in the efficiency of organic light-emitting diodes. In the field of organic transistors, major progress is reported on the charge-transport properties of organic semiconductors; mobilities up to 5cm2/Vs are reported for pentacene-based transistors. High mobility n-type materials, which enable the development of ambipolar organic electronic circuits, are also discussed. And new approaches to fully printable displays on substrates, such as textiles and paper, are presented. These may lead the way to new applications of organic optoelectronic devices.
Download or read book Materials Inspired by Biology written by James L. Thomas (Ph. D.) and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Continued interest in the field of biologically inspired materials is strongly motivated by the fact that the nanoscale and microscale organization found in biological materials often leads to exceptional macroscopic materials properties. The ability to mimic these structures should lead to new synthetic materials with similarly remarkable behavior in both biomedical and materials arenas. This has led to an enormous amount of research in a variety of materials areas, including those aimed at: 1) unique ceramics or composites for use in biomaterials, magnetic and optical applications; 2) self-assembled biopolymeric systems for use in biomaterials and biosensor applications; and 3) colloidal and amphiphilic systems for application in biomedicine, nanotechnology and biosensors. Accordingly, this volume brings together a broad range of researchers whose interests span the full breadth of biology, and in addition, those who find different inspiration in biology itself. For some, that inspiration is in the creation of new materials that have important biological (especially biomedical) applications. For others, it is the imitation of the behavior of a biological material, molecule or process that is of interest. Finally, with increasing frequency, researchers are drawing inspiration from the synthetic pathways that biology uses, exploiting these pathways, and modifying them chemically or genetically to make entirely novel molecules and materials. Biologically inspired materials is a rapidly evolving arena of materials science research, and the work presented here reflects recent advances and new perspectives in the field. Topics include: tissue engineering and biomaterials; novel biomimeticand bioinspired polymers; biomineralization, colloidal and templated materials; and amphiphilic membranes and surfaces.
Download or read book New Applications for Wide Bandgap Semiconductors Volume 764 written by Materials Research Society. Meeting and published by . This book was released on 2003-09-29 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wide-bandgap semiconductors such as SiC, GaN and related alloys, BN and related alloys, ZnGeSiN2, ZnO, and others continue to find new applications in solid-state lighting, sensors, filters, high-power electronics, biological detection, and spintronics. Improved bulk and epitaxial growth, processing, device design, and understanding of the physics of transport in heterostructures are all necessary for realization of these new technologies. The papers in this book span a range of subjects from material growth and characterization to the processing and application of devices in the electronic, as well as the optoelectronic, fields. Topics include: special invited papers; growth, processing and devices; novel applications for wide-bandgap semiconductors; oxides, heterostructures and devices; processing and devices and emerging areas.
Download or read book Radiation Effects and Ion beam Processing of Materials written by Lu-Min Wang and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 704 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The catastrophic effect, as well as a potentially advantageous effect, from energetic beams is the instant high-energy deposition in a local volume, down to the nanoscale, and the rapid cooling processes resulting in changes in the structure and properties of materials that are hard to achieve by other methods. The challenging balance between controlling radiation damage and enhancing material properties has intrigued materials scientists and physicists, as well as engineers in the nuclear and semiconductor industry, and caused them to work closely together for many years. As clearly demonstrated in this volume, many new technologies for creating unique functional devices with energetic particle beams are based on the fundamental study of radiation-induced defect production and evolution. Scientists and engineers working in nuclear engineering, environmental sciences and functional materials share a common language and numerous opportunities for collaboration in this truly interdisciplinary area. Exciting and promising results are presented here, including the most recent progress in fundamental understanding of radiation effects using molecular dynamic (MD) and kinetic Monte Carlo (kMC) simulations, processing of monodisperse nanoparticles by ion implantation, production of a wide variety of nanostructures with the application of focused ion beams (FIB), and creating new types of nanoscale functional devices using high-energy ion tracks. These results demonstrate the important relation between fundamental research on radiation effects and the development of new types of nanoscale functional devices using energetic particles over a wide energy range. Topics include: radiation effects in nuclear materials; ion-beam processing of nanostructures; ion-beam processing of semiconductor devices; ion-beam modification of physical properties; modeling and computer simulation of beam-solid interactions; and ion-beam-assisted deposition and surface modification.
Download or read book Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management XXVII written by Virginia M. Oversby and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 1008 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Continuous Nanophase and Nanostructured Materials Volume 788 written by Sridhar Komarneni and published by . This book was released on 2004-03-16 with total page 698 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on recent advances in nanostructured and nanophase materials and their applications. Nanostructured materials consist of domains of less than 100nm and include atom clusters and cluster assemblies, one- and two-dimensionally modulated layers and three-dimensional structures. The term 'nanophase' refers to structures comprised of domains or particles of a single material that are typically less than 100nm, whereas 'nanocomposite' refers to a composite of more than one nanophase. Nanoscale materials can be engineered as homogeneous or porous ceramics, metals, metal oxides, semiconductors, organic polymers, or as composite materials containing these components. This book brings together scientists from many disciplines to share and discuss advances in the field. Topics include: nanophase materials; nanocomposite materials; nanoporous materials; nanostructured materials; applications and properties of nanostructured materials; carbon nanotubes; nanostructured thin films and coatings; and theoretical and modeling studies of nanostructured materials.
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Download or read book Self Organized Processes in Semiconductor Heteroepitaxy Volume 794 written by Andrew G. Norman and published by . This book was released on 2004-04-27 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The MRS Symposium Proceeding series is an internationally recognised reference suitable for researchers and practitioners.