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Optical characterization of semiconductors using photo reflection spectroscopy
Dissertation (MSc (Physics))--University of Pretoria, 2006.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/29754 Optical characterization of semiconductors using photo reflection spectroscopy Brink, D.J. upetd@up.ac.za Sieberhagen, Rheinhardt Hendrik Semiconductors properties Photoelectron spectroscopy UCTD Dissertation (MSc (Physics))--University of Pretoria, 2006. The study of semiconductor materials and more recently, artificially struc¬tured materials, is important for both scientific and industrial purposes. Many techniques have been developed to characterize the electronic properties of these materials. Optical characterization is a popular approach to this field of study, as the absorption or reflection of incident photons is directly related to the band structure of a semiconductor material. When measuring the absolute reflectivity or absorptivity, the resulting spec¬trum is often rather featureless, making it difficult to observe band structure features. This led to the invention of modulation spectroscopy techniques where the derivative of the absorptivity or reflectivity of a semiconductor ma¬terial with respect to some experimental parameter, is evaluated. Weak fea¬tures in the absolute spectrum are thus enhanced, making the identification of band structure features easier. This study describes the technique of photo reflection spectroscopy (com¬monly known as photoreflectance spectroscopy) where modulation is achiev¬ed optically. The theory behind photoreflectance spectroscopy is discussed in detail, whereafter the practical implementation is described. This is followed by measurements done on GaAs to do a basic comparison with published re¬sults. Finally, three different doping superlattices were investigated with this technique; including the influence that a-particle irradiation and consequent annealing have on the measured photoreflectance spectra. Physics unrestricted 2013-09-07T16:31:07Z 2005-11-30 2013-09-07T16:31:07Z 2002-04-01 2006-11-30 2005-11-24 Dissertation Sieberhagen, RH 2002, Optical characterization of semiconductors using photo reflection spectroscopy, MSc dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://hdl.handle.net/2263/29754 > H469/ag http://hdl.handle.net/2263/29754 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-11242005-142711/ © 2002, University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | Semiconductors properties Photoelectron spectroscopy UCTD Optical characterization of semiconductors using photo reflection spectroscopy |
| title | Optical characterization of semiconductors using photo reflection spectroscopy |
| title_full | Optical characterization of semiconductors using photo reflection spectroscopy |
| title_fullStr | Optical characterization of semiconductors using photo reflection spectroscopy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Optical characterization of semiconductors using photo reflection spectroscopy |
| title_short | Optical characterization of semiconductors using photo reflection spectroscopy |
| title_sort | optical characterization of semiconductors using photo reflection spectroscopy |
| topic | Semiconductors properties Photoelectron spectroscopy UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/29754 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-11242005-142711/ |