Point defects and impurities strongly affect the physical properties of materials and have a
decisive impact on their performance in applications. First-principles calculations have …

Point defects affect or even completely determine physical and chemical properties of
semiconductors. Characterization of point defects based on experimental techniques alone …

Carbonization process of pyromellitic dianhydride (PMDA)-4, 4′-diaminodiphenyl ether
(ODA)-type polyimide has been studied for decades. However, various reaction …

Nitrogen is ubiquitous in both natural and laboratory-grown diamond, but the number and
nature of the nitrogen-containing defects can have a profound effect on the diamond …

Semiconductor electronics is commonplace in every household. Semiconductor devices
have enabled economically reasonable fiber-based optical communication, optical storage …

Since the end of the cold war, macroscopic amounts of separated stable isotopes of most
elements have been available “off the shelf” at affordable prices. Using these materials …

Praise for the First Edition" The book goes beyond the usual textbook in that it provides more
specific examples of real-world defect physics... an easy reading, broad introductory …

The commonly used value of the intrinsic carrier density of crystalline silicon at 300 K is ni=
1.00× 10 10 cm− 3. It was experimentally determined by Sproul and Green, J. Appl. Phys …

The vibrational motions of a molecule in its equilibrium or during a chemical reaction provide
a wealth of information about its structure, stability, and reactivity. This information is hidden …

▪ Abstract Hydrogen strongly affects the properties of electronic materials. Interstitial
monatomic hydrogen is always electrically active and usually counteracts the prevailing …