Transparent Semiconducting Oxides Bulk Crystal Growth and Fundamental Properties

This book discusses various aspects of different bulk TSO single crystals in terms of thermodynamics; bulk crystal growth using diverse techniques involving gas phase, solution, and melt; and the resulting crystal size, appearance, and structural quality as well as the fundamental properties that were gathered from bulk single crystals. It presents experimental results accompanied by theoretical results, such as band structure and native defects. Combinations of various bulk single crystals along with their properties show great promise in practical device functionality and fabrication. Many TSO-based devices have already been demonstrated in several technical areas, including electronics, optoelectronics, and photovoltaics as well as sensing devices. The book is the first of its kind that brings together a variety of bulk single crystals of scientifically and technically important TSOs along with their properties, which may result in novel devices with unique functionalities.

1. Basics of Growth Techniques Used for Bulk Single Crystals of Transparent Semiconducting Oxides 2. Thermodynamics of Transparent Semiconducting Oxides 3. ZnO 4. ß-Ga2O3 5. In2O3 6. SnO2 7. BaSnO3 8. Ga-Based Spinels: ZnGa2O4, MgGa2O4, (Zn,Mg)Ga2O4, CoGa2O4

Zbigniew Galazka is a crystal growth specialist at the Leibniz-Institut für Kristallzüchtung (IKZ), Berlin, Germany. He is experienced in the growth of different oxide single crystals for a variety of applications in both academic research (Institute of Electronic Materials Technology, Poland, and IKZ) and large-scale industrial developments such as oxide scintillators (Photonic Materials, UK, and Saint-Gobain Crystals and Detectors, France). Dr. Galazka’s current research focuses on the fast-emerging field of TSOs to take this class of materials to a higher level in terms of bulk crystal availability, including novel materials, and explore their properties that can be interesting for future applications.