内容简介
Theprogressmadeinphysicsandtechnologyofsemiconductorsdependsmain.lyonthreefamiliesofmaterials:thegroup-IVelemental,III-V,andII-VIcompoundsemiconductors.AlmostallⅡⅥcompoundsemiconductorscrystallizeeitherinthezincblendeorwurtzitestructure.ThefirstresearchpapersonII-VIcompoundsemiconductorsdatebacktothemiddleofthenineteenthcentury.Intheensuringhundredyearsextensiveliteraturehasbeenaccumulatedasmuchresearchanddevelopmentworksarebeingcarriedoutonthesecompoundsemiconductors.Atpresent,theII-VIcompoundsemiconductorsarewidelyusedasphotodetectors,x-raysensorsandscintillators,phosphorsinlighting,displays,etc.Newapplicationsarecontinuouslybeingproposed.Thus,itseemstotimelybringtogetherthemostup-to-dateinformationonthematerialandsemiconductingpropertiesofII-VIcompoundsemiconductors.