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III-Nitride Ultraviolet Emitters

Technology and Applications

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  • © 2016

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Editors:
  1. Michael Kneissl

    1. Institute of Solid state Physics, Technische Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany

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  2. Jens Rass

    1. Institute of Solid state Physics, Technische Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany

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  • Gives a comprehensive overview of the field of semiconductor UV emitters
  • Describes manufacturing of III-nitride ultraviolet LEDs and lasers
  • Also covers recent applications, such as visible blind UV photodetectors, laser heterostructures, UV laser diodes, water purification with UV LEDs, UV emitters in phototherapy, UV emitters in sensing applications
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Springer Series in Materials Science (SSMATERIALS, volume 227)

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This book provides a comprehensive overview of the state-of-the-art in group III-nitride based ultraviolet LED and laser technologies, covering different substrate approaches, a review of optical, electronic and structural properties of InAlGaN materials as well as various optoelectronic components. In addition, the book gives an overview of a number of key application areas for UV emitters and detectors, including water purification, phototherapy, sensing, and UV curing. The book is written for researchers and graduate level students in the area of semiconductor materials, optoelectronics and devices as well as developers and engineers in the various application fields of UV emitters and detectors.

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
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  2. A Brief Review of III-Nitride UV Emitter Technologies and Their Applications

    • Michael Kneissl
    Pages 1-25

  3. Growth and Properties of Bulk AlN Substrates

    • Matthias Bickermann
    Pages 27-46

  4. Vapor Phase Epitaxy of AlGaN Base Layers on Sapphire Substrates for Nitride-Based UV-Light Emitters

    • Eberhard Richter, Sylvia Hagedorn, Arne Knauer, Markus Weyers
    Pages 47-73

  5. Growth Techniques of AlN/AlGaN and Development of High-Efficiency Deep-Ultraviolet Light-Emitting Diodes

    • Hideki Hirayama
    Pages 75-113

  6. Impacts of Dislocations and Point Defects on the Internal Quantum Efficiency of the Near-Band-Edge Emission in AlGaN-Based DUV Light-Emitting Materials

    • Shigefusa F. Chichibu, Hideto Miyake, Kazumasa Hiramtsu, Akira Uedono
    Pages 115-136

  7. Optical Polarization and Light Extraction from UV LEDs

    • Jens Rass, Neysha Lobo-Ploch
    Pages 137-170

  8. Fabrication of High Performance UVC LEDs on Aluminum-Nitride Semiconductor Substrates and Their Potential Application in Point-of-Use Water Disinfection Systems

    • James R. Grandusky, Rajul V. Randive, Therese C. Jordan, Leo J. Schowalter
    Pages 171-192

  9. AlGaN-Based Ultraviolet Laser Diodes

    • Thomas Wunderer, John E. Northrup, Noble M. Johnson
    Pages 193-217

  10. Solar- and Visible-Blind AlGaN Photodetectors

    • Moritz Brendel, Enrico Pertzsch, Vera Abrosimova, Torsten Trenkler, Markus Weyers
    Pages 219-266

  11. Ultraviolet Light-Emitting Diodes for Water Disinfection

    • Marlene A. Lange, Tim Kolbe, Martin Jekel
    Pages 267-291

  12. Application of UV Emitters in Dermatological Phototherapy

    • Uwe Wollina, Bernd Seme, Armin Scheibe, Emmanuel Gutmann
    Pages 293-319

  13. UV Emitters in Gas Sensing Applications

    • Martin Degner, Hartmut Ewald
    Pages 321-349

  14. UV Fluorescence Detection and Spectroscopy in Chemistry and Life Sciences

    • Emmanuel Gutmann, Florian Erfurth, Anke Drewitz, Armin Scheibe, Martina C. Meinke
    Pages 351-386

  15. UV-B Elicitation of Secondary Plant Metabolites

    • Monika Schreiner, Inga Mewis, Susanne Neugart, Rita Zrenner, Johannes Glaab, Melanie Wiesner et al.
    Pages 387-414

  16. Application of LEDs for UV-Curing

    • Christian Dreyer, Franziska Mildner
    Pages 415-434

  17. Erratum to: Ultraviolet Light-Emitting Diodes for Water Disinfection

    • Marlene A. Lange, Tim Kolbe, Martin Jekel
    Pages E1-E1

  18. Back Matter

    Pages 435-442
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Editors and Affiliations

  • Institute of Solid state Physics, Technische Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany

    Michael Kneissl, Jens Rass

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