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What are the limitations of using Si and Ge in optoelectronics?
What are the limitations of using Si and Ge in optoelectronics?
They have very limited uses due to being indirect Bandgap structures and showing poor light emission and absorption properties.
How can the limitations of elemental semiconductors be overcome in optoelectronics?
How can the limitations of elemental semiconductors be overcome in optoelectronics?
By doping them with different group elements to form compounds or alloys.
What are some examples of III-V group compound materials in optoelectronics?
What are some examples of III-V group compound materials in optoelectronics?
a) GaN, GaP, InSb, b) AlGaAs, InGaP, InGaAs, c) AlGaInP
Give examples of binary form II-VI group compound materials.
Give examples of binary form II-VI group compound materials.
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What are some techniques used for synthesizing modern semiconducting materials?
What are some techniques used for synthesizing modern semiconducting materials?
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What types of optoelectronic devices can be fabricated using modern semiconducting materials?
What types of optoelectronic devices can be fabricated using modern semiconducting materials?
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What are the three main interactions of light with optoelectronic devices or semiconducting materials?
What are the three main interactions of light with optoelectronic devices or semiconducting materials?
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According to the law of conservation of energy, how is the incident light energy distributed in optoelectronic devices?
According to the law of conservation of energy, how is the incident light energy distributed in optoelectronic devices?
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What are the excess charge carriers responsible for in semiconducting materials?
What are the excess charge carriers responsible for in semiconducting materials?
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What is optoelectronics?
What is optoelectronics?
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What is the subfield of optoelectronics?
What is the subfield of optoelectronics?
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Why are semiconducting materials preferred in optoelectronics?
Why are semiconducting materials preferred in optoelectronics?
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What are the two most common semiconductors studied at an elemental level?
What are the two most common semiconductors studied at an elemental level?
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What are the devices that support the interaction between light and electronics known as?
What are the devices that support the interaction between light and electronics known as?
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What is the basic working process of optoelectronics?
What is the basic working process of optoelectronics?
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What is the basic working process of optoelectronics?
What is the basic working process of optoelectronics?
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Why are semiconducting materials preferred in optoelectronics?
Why are semiconducting materials preferred in optoelectronics?
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What is the subfield of optoelectronics that includes the generation, transmission, and detection of light?
What is the subfield of optoelectronics that includes the generation, transmission, and detection of light?
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What are the two most common semiconductors studied at an elemental level?
What are the two most common semiconductors studied at an elemental level?
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What are the devices that support the interaction between light and electronics known as?
What are the devices that support the interaction between light and electronics known as?
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What are some examples of optoelectronic materials from Group-IV of the periodic table?
What are some examples of optoelectronic materials from Group-IV of the periodic table?
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What are some examples of quaternary form III-V group compound materials used in optoelectronics?
What are some examples of quaternary form III-V group compound materials used in optoelectronics?
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In optoelectronics, what types of light spectrums are covered by semiconducting materials?
In optoelectronics, what types of light spectrums are covered by semiconducting materials?
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What are two modern semiconducting growth techniques used for creating composite compounds or alloys?
What are two modern semiconducting growth techniques used for creating composite compounds or alloys?
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What is the main manifestation in all optoelectronic devices concerning the interaction of light with semiconducting materials?
What is the main manifestation in all optoelectronic devices concerning the interaction of light with semiconducting materials?
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According to the law of conservation of energy, how is the incident light energy distributed in optoelectronic devices?
According to the law of conservation of energy, how is the incident light energy distributed in optoelectronic devices?
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What is the purpose of band gap engineering in synthesizing modern semiconducting materials?
What is the purpose of band gap engineering in synthesizing modern semiconducting materials?
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What are the three main interactions of light with optoelectronic devices or semiconducting materials?
What are the three main interactions of light with optoelectronic devices or semiconducting materials?
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What are the excess charge carriers responsible for in semiconducting materials?
What are the excess charge carriers responsible for in semiconducting materials?
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What are some examples of binary form II-VI group compound materials used in optoelectronics?
What are some examples of binary form II-VI group compound materials used in optoelectronics?
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What is the primary reason for the limited uses of Si and Ge in optoelectronics?
What is the primary reason for the limited uses of Si and Ge in optoelectronics?
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