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List of Abbreviations
2DEG
two-dimensional electron gas
A
AC
ACCUFET
ACRT
AEM
AES
AFM
ALD
ALE
AMA
AMFPI
AMOLED
APD
alternating current
accumulation-mode MOSFET
accelerated crucible rotation technique
analytical electron microscopes
Auger electron spectroscopy
atomic force microscopy
atomic-layer deposition
atomic-layer epitaxy
active matrix array
active matrix flat-panel imaging
amorphous organic light-emitting diode
avalanche photodiode
B
b.c.c.
BEEM
BEP
BH
BH
BJT
BTEX
BZ
body-centered cubic
ballistic-electron-emission microscopy
beam effective pressure
buried-heterostructure
Brooks–Herring
bipolar junction transistor
m-xylene
Brillouin zone
C
CAIBE
CB
CBE
CBED
CC
CCD
CCZ
CFLPE
CKR
CL
CMOS
CNR
COP
CP
CPM
CR
CR-DLTS
CRA
CTE
CTO
chemically assisted ion beam etching
conduction band
chemical beam epitaxy
convergent beam electron diffraction
constant current
charge-coupled device
continuous-charging Czochralski
container-free liquid phase epitaxy
cross Kelvin resistor
cathodoluminescence
complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor
carrier-to-noise ratio
crystal-originated particle
charge pumping
constant-photocurrent method
computed radiography
computed radiography deep level transient
spectroscopy
cast recrystallize anneal
coefficient of thermal expansion
chromium(III) trioxalate
CuPc
CuTTBPc
CV
CVD
CVT
CZ
CZT
copper phthalocyanine
tetra-tert-butyl phthalocyanine
chemical vapor
chemical vapor deposition
chemical vapor transport
Czochralski
cadmium zinc telluride
D
DA
DAG
DBP
DC
DCPBH
DET
DFB
DH
DIL
DIPTe
DLC
DLHJ
DLTS
DMCd
DMF
DMOSFET
DMS
DMSO
DMZn
DOS
DQE
DSIMS
DTBSe
DUT
DVD
DWDM
DXD
Drude approximation
direct alloy growth
dual-beam photoconductivity
direct current
double-channel planar buried
heterostructure
diethyl telluride
distributed feedback
double heterostructure
dual-in-line
diisopropyltellurium
diamond-like carbon
double-layer heterojunction
deep level transient spectroscopy
dimethyl cadmium
dimethylformamide
double-diffused MOSFET
dilute magnetic semiconductors
dimethylsulfoxide
dimethylzinc
density of states
detective quantum efficiency
dynamic secondary ion mass spectrometry
ditertiarybutylselenide
device under test
digital versatile disk
dense wavelength-division multiplexing
double-crystal X-ray diffraction
E
EBIC
ED
EDFA
EELS
EFG
EHP
ELO
ELOG
EM
EMA
electron beam induced conductivity
electrodeposition
erbium-doped fiber amplifier
electron energy loss spectroscopy
film-fed growth
electron–hole pairs
epitaxial lateral overgrowth
epitaxial layer overgrowth
electromagnetic
effective media approximation
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List of Abbreviations
ENDOR
EPD
EPR
ESR
EXAFS
electron–nuclear double resonance
etch pit density
electron paramagnetic resonance
electron spin resonance spectroscopy
extended X-ray absorption fine structure
F
FCA
f.c.c.
FET
FIB
FM
FPA
FPD
FTIR
FWHM
FZ
free-carrier absorption
face-centered cubic
field effect transistor
focused ion beam
Frank–van der Merwe
focal plane arrays
flow pattern defect
Fourier transform infrared
full-width at half-maximum
floating zone
G
GDA
GDMS
GDOES
GF
GMR
GOI
GRIN
GSMBE
GTO
generalized Drude approximation
glow discharge mass spectrometry
glow discharge optical emission
spectroscopy
gradient freeze
giant magnetoresistance
gate oxide integrity
graded refractive index
gas-source molecular beam epitaxy
gate turn-off
H
HAADF
HB
HBT
HDC
HEMT
HF
HOD
HOLZ
HPc
HPHT
HRXRD
HTCVD
HVDC
HWE
high-angle annular dark field
horizontal Bridgman
hetero-junction bipolar transistor
horizontal directional solidification
crystallization
high electron mobility transistor
high-frequency
highly oriented diamond
high-order Laue zone
phthalocyanine
high-pressure high-temperature
high-resolution X-ray diffraction
high-temperature CVD
high-voltage DC
hot-wall epitaxy
I
IC
ICTS
IDE
integrated circuit
isothermal capacitance transient
spectroscopy
interdigitated electrodes
IFIGS
IFTOF
IGBT
IMP
IPEYS
IR
ITO
interface-induced gap states
interrupted field time-of-flight
insulated gate bipolar transistor
interdiffused multilayer process
internal photoemission yield spectroscopy
infrared
indium-tin-oxide
J
JBS
JFET
JO
junction barrier Schottky
junction field-effect transistors
Judd–Ofelt
K
KCR
KKR
KLN
KTPO
Kelvin contact resistance
Kramers–Kronig relation
K3 Li2 Nb5 O12
KTiOPO4
L
LB
LD
LD
LDD
LEC
LED
LEIS
LEL
LF
LLS
LMA
LO
LPE
LSTD
LVM
Langmuir–Blodgett
laser diodes
lucky drift
lightly doped drain
liquid-encapsulated Czochralski
light-emitting diodes
low-energy ion scattering
lower explosive limit
low-frequency
laser light scattering
law of mass action
longitudinal optical
liquid phase epitaxy
laser light scattering tomography defect
localized vibrational mode
M
MBE
MCCZ
MCT
MCZ
MD
MEED
MEM
MESFET
MFC
MIGS
ML
MLHJ
MOCVD
MODFET
molecular beam epitaxy
magnetic field applied continuous
Czochralski
mercury cadmium telluride
magnetic field applied Czochralski
molecular dynamics
medium-energy electron diffraction
micro-electromechanical systems
metal-semiconductor field-effect transistor
mass flow controllers
metal-induced gap states
monolayer
multilayer heterojunction
metal-organic chemical vapor deposition
modulation-doped field effect transistor
List of Abbreviations
MOMBE
MOS
MOSFET
MOVPE
MPc
MPC
MPCVD
MQW
MR
MS
MSRD
MTF
MWIR
metalorganic molecular beam epitaxy
metal/oxide/semiconductor
metal/oxide/semiconductor field effect
transistor
metalorganic vapor phase epitaxy
metallophthalocyanine
modulated photoconductivity
microwave plasma chemical deposition
multiple quantum well
magnetoresistivity
metal–semiconductor
mean-square relative displacement
modulation transfer function
medium-wavelength infrared
PL
PM
PMMA
POT
ppb
ppm
PPS
PPY
PQT-12
PRT
PSt
PTC
PTIS
PTS
N
NDR
NEA
NeXT
NMOS
NMP
NMR
NNH
NSA
NTC
NTD
negative differential resistance
negative electron affinity
nonthermal energy exploration telescope
n-type-channel metal–oxide–semiconductor
N-methylpyrrolidone
nuclear magnetic resonance
nearest-neighbor hopping
naphthalene-1,5-disulfonic acid
negative temperature coefficient
neutron transmutation doping
O
OLED
OSF
OSL
OZM
organic light-emitting diode
oxidation-induced stacking fault
optically stimulated luminescence
overlap zone melting
P
PAE
PAni
pBN
Pc
PC
PCA
PCB
PDMA
PDP
PDS
PE
PE BJT
PECVD
PEN
PES
PET
pHEMT
power added efficiency
polyaniline
pyrolytic boron nitride
phthalocyanine
photoconductive
principal component analysis
printed circuit board
poly(methylmethacrylate)/poly(decyl
methacrylate)
plasma display panels
photothermal deflection spectroscopy
polysilicon emitter
polysilicon emitter bipolar junction
transistor
plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition
polyethylene naphthalate
photoemission spectroscopy
positron emission tomography
pseudomorphic HEMT
PTV
PV
PVD
PVDF
PVK
PVT
PZT
photoluminescence
particulate matter
poly(methyl-methacrylate)
poly(n-octyl)thiophene
parts per billion
parts per million
polyphenylsulfide
polypyrrole
poly[5,5’-bis(3-alkyl-2-thienyl)-2,2’bithiophene]
platinum resistance thermometers
polystyrene
positive temperature coefficient
photothermal ionisation spectroscopy
1,1-dioxo-2-(4-methylphenyl)-6-phenyl-4(dicyanomethylidene)thiopyran
polythienylene vinylene
photovoltaic
physical vapor transport
polyvinylidene fluoride
polyvinylcarbazole
physical vapor transport
lead zirconate titanate
Q
QA
QCL
QCSE
QD
QHE
QW
quench anneal
quantum cascade laser
quantum-confined Stark effect
quantum dot
quantum Hall effect
quantum well
R
RAIRS
RBS
RCLED
RDF
RDS
RE
RENS
RF
RG
RH
RHEED
RIE
RIU
RTA
RTD
RTS
reflection adsorption infrared spectroscopy
Rutherford backscattering
resonant-cavity light-emitting diode
radial distribution function
reflection difference spectroscopy
rare earth
resolution near-field structure
radio frequency
recombination–generation
relative humidity
reflection high-energy electron diffraction
reactive-ion etching
refractive index units
rapid thermal annealing
resistance temperature devices
random telegraph signal
S
SA
SAM
self-assembly
self-assembled monolayers
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List of Abbreviations
SAW
SAXS
SCH
SCVT
SE
SEM
SIMS
SIPBH
SIT
SK
SNR
SO
SOA
SOC
SOFC
SOI
SP
SPECT
SPR
SPVT
SQW
SSIMS
SSPC
SSR
SSRM
STHM
SVP
SWIR
surface acoustic wave
small-angle X-ray scattering
separate confinement heterojunction
seeded chemical vapor transport
spontaneous emission
scanning electron microscope
secondary ion mass spectrometry
semi-insulating planar buried
heterostructure
static induction transistors
Stranski–Krastanov
signal-to-noise ratio
small outline
semiconductor optical amplifier
system-on-a-chip
solid oxide fuel cells
silicon-on-insulator
screen printing
single-photon emission computed
tomography
surface plasmon resonance
seeded physical vapor transport
single quantum wells
static secondary ion mass spectrometry
steady-state photoconductivity
solid-state recrystallisation
scanning spreading resistance microscopy
sublimation traveling heater method
saturated vapor pressure
short-wavelength infrared
T
TAB
TBA
TBP
TCE
TCNQ
TCR
TCRI
TDCM
TE
TED
TED
TEGa
TEM
TEN
TFT
THM
TL
TLHJ
TLM
TM
tab automated bonding
tertiarybutylarsine
tertiarybutylphosphine
thermal coefficient of expansion
tetracyanoquinodimethane
temperature coefficient of resistance
temperature coefficient of refractive index
time-domain charge measurement
transverse electric
transient enhanced diffusion
transmission electron diffraction
triethylgallium
transmission electron microscope
triethylamine
thin-film transistors
traveling heater method
thermoluminescence
triple-layer graded heterojunction
transmission line measurement
transverse magnetic
TMA
TMG
TMI
TMSb
TO
TOF
ToFSIMS
TPC
TPV
TSC
TSL
trimethyl-aluminum
trimethyl-gallium
trimethyl-indium
trimethylantimony
transverse optical
time of flight
time of flight SIMS
transient photoconductivity
thermophotovoltaic
thermally stimulated current
thermally stimulated luminescence
U
ULSI
UMOSFET
UPS
UV
ultra-large-scale integration
U-shaped-trench MOSFET
uninterrupted power systems
ultraviolet
V
VAP
VB
VCSEL
VCZ
VD
VFE
VFET
VGF
VIS
VOC
VPE
VRH
VUVG
VW
valence-alternation pairs
valence band
vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser
vapor-pressure-controlled Czochralski
vapor deposition
vector flow epitaxy
vacuum field-effect transistor
vertical gradient freeze
visible
volatile organic compounds
vapor phase epitaxy
variable-range hopping
vertical unseeded vapor growth
Volmer–Weber
W
WDX
WXI
wavelength dispersive X-ray
wide-band X-ray imager
X
XAFS
XANES
XEBIT
XPS
XRD
XRSP
X-ray absorption fine-structure
X-ray absorption near-edge structure
X-ray-sensitive electron-beam image tube
X-ray photon spectroscopy
X-ray diffraction
X-ray storage phosphor
Y
YSZ
yttrium-stabilized zirconia