List of semiconductor materials
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'''Semiconductor materials''' are [[insulators]] at [[absolute zero]] temperature that conduct electricity in a limited way at [[room temperature]] (see also [[Semiconductor]]). The defining property of a semiconductor material is that it can be doped with impurities that alter its electronic properties in a controllable way.
Because of their application in devices like [[transistor|transistors]] (and therefore [[computer|computers]]) and [[laser|lasers]], the search for new semiconductor materials and the improvement of existing materials is an important field of study in [[Materials science|materials science]].
The most commonly used semiconductor materials are [[crystalline]] inorganic solids. These materials can be classified according to the [[Periodic table group|periodic table groups]] from which their constituent [[atoms]] come.
The [[boron group|group III]] [[nitride]]s have high tolerance to [[ionizing radiation]], making them suitable for [[radiation hardening|radiation-hardened]] electronics.
==List of semiconductor materials==
*[[Carbon group|Group IV]] elemental semiconductors
**[[Material_properties_of_diamond|Diamond]] (C)
**[[Silicon]] (Si)
**[[Germanium]] (Ge)
*[[Carbon group|Group IV]] compound semiconductors
**[[Silicon carbide]] (SiC)
**[[Silicon germanide]] (SiGe)
*[[Boron group|III]]-[[Pnictogen|V]] semiconductors
**[[Aluminium antimonide]] (AlSb)
**[[Aluminium arsenide]] (AlAs)
**[[Aluminium nitride]] (AlN)
**[[Aluminium phosphide]] (AlP)
**[[Boron nitride]] (BN)
**[[Boron phosphide]] (BP)
**[[Boron arsenide]] (BAs)
**[[Gallium antimonide]] (GaSb)
**[[Gallium arsenide]] (GaAs)
**[[Gallium nitride]] (GaN)
**[[Gallium phosphide]] (GaP)
**[[Indium antimonide]] (InSb)
**[[Indium arsenide]] (InAs)
**[[Indium nitride]] (InN)
**[[Indium phosphide]] (InP)
*[[Boron group|III]]-[[Pnictogen|V]] ternary semiconductor alloys
**[[Aluminium gallium arsenide]] (AlGaAs, Al<sub>x</sub>Ga<sub>1-x</sub>As)
**[[Indium gallium arsenide]] (InGaAs, In<sub>x</sub>Ga<sub>1-x</sub>As)
**[[Indium gallium phosphide]] (InGaP)
**[[Aluminium indium arsenide]] (AlInAs)
**[[Aluminium indium antimonide]] (AlInSb)
**[[Gallium arsenide nitride]] (GaAsN)
**[[Gallium arsenide phosphide]] (GaAsP)
**[[Aluminium gallium nitride]] (AlGaN)
**[[Aluminium gallium phosphide]] (AlGaP)
**[[Indium gallium nitride]] (InGaN)
**[[Indium arsenide antimonide]] (InAsSb)
**[[Indium gallium antimonide]] (InGaSb)
*[[Boron group|III]]-[[Pnictogen|V]] quaternary semiconductor alloys
**[[Aluminium gallium indium phosphide]] (AlGaInP, also InAlGaP, InGaAlP, AlInGaP)
**[[Aluminium gallium arsenide phosphide]] (AlGaAsP)
**[[Indium gallium arsenide phosphide]] (InGaAsP)
**[[Aluminium indium arsenide phosphide]] (AlInAsP)
**[[Aluminium gallium arsenide nitride]] (AlGaAsN)
**[[Indium gallium arsenide nitride]] (InGaAsN)
**[[Indium aluminium arsenide nitride]] (InAlAsN)
**[[Gallium arsenide antimonide nitride]] (GaAsSbN)
*[[Boron group|III]]-[[Pnictogen|V]] quinary semiconductor alloys
**[[Gallium indium nitride arsenide antimonide]] (GaInNAsSb)
**[[Gallium indium arsenide antimonide phosphide]] (GaInAsSbP)
*[[Group 12 element|II]]-[[Chalcogen|VI]] semiconductors
**[[Cadmium selenide]] (CdSe)
**[[Cadmium sulfide]] (CdS)
**[[Cadmium telluride]] (CdTe)
**[[Zinc oxide]] (ZnO)
**[[Zinc selenide]] (ZnSe)
**[[Zinc sulfide]] (ZnS)
**[[Zinc telluride]] (ZnTe)
*[[Group 12 element|II]]-[[Chalcogen|VI]] ternary alloy semiconductors
**[[Cadmium zinc telluride]] (CdZnTe, CZT)
**[[Mercury cadmium telluride]] (HgCdTe)
**[[Mercury zinc telluride]] (HgZnTe)
**[[Mercury zinc selenide]] (HgZnSe)
*[[Coinage metal|I]]-[[Halogen|VII]] semiconductors
**[[Cuprous chloride]] (CuCl)
*[[Carbon group|IV]]-[[Chalcogen|VI]] semiconductors
**[[Lead selenide]] (PbSe)
**[[Lead sulfide]] (PbS)
**[[Lead telluride]] (PbTe)
**[[Tin(II) sulfide|Tin sulfide]] (SnS)
**[[Tin telluride]] (SnTe)
*[[Carbon group|IV]]-[[Chalcogen|VI]] ternary semiconductors
**[[lead tin telluride]] (PbSnTe)
**[[Thallium tin telluride]] (Tl<sub>2</sub>SnTe<sub>5</sub>)
**[[Thallium germanium telluride]] (Tl<sub>2</sub>GeTe<sub>5</sub>)
*[[Pnictogen|V]]-[[Chalcogen|VI]] semiconductors
**[[Bismuth telluride]] (Bi<sub>2</sub>Te<sub>3</sub>)
*[[Group 12 element|II]]-[[Pnictogen|V]] semiconductors
**[[Cadmium phosphide]] (Cd<sub>3</sub>P<sub>2</sub>)
**[[Cadmium arsenide]] (Cd<sub>3</sub>As<sub>2</sub>)
**[[Cadmium antimonide]] (Cd<sub>3</sub>Sb<sub>2</sub>)
**[[Zinc phosphide]] (Zn<sub>3</sub>P<sub>2</sub>)
**[[Zinc arsenide]] (Zn<sub>3</sub>As<sub>2</sub>)
**[[Zinc antimonide]] (Zn<sub>3</sub>Sb<sub>2</sub>)
*Layered semiconductors
**[[Lead(II) iodide]] (PbI<sub>2</sub>)
**[[Molybdenum disulfide]] (MoS<sub>2</sub>)
**[[Gallium Selenide]] (GaSe)
**[[Tin(II) sulfide|Tin sulfide]] (SnS)
**[[Bismuth Sulfide]] (Bi<sub>2</sub>S<sub>3</sub>)
*Others
**[[Copper indium gallium selenide]] (CIGS)
**[[Platinum silicide]] (PtSi)
**[[Bismuth(III) iodide]] (BiI<sub>3</sub>)
**[[Mercury(II) iodide]] (HgI<sub>2</sub>)
**[[Thallium(I) bromide]] (TlBr)
*Miscellaneous oxides
**[[Titanium dioxide]]: [[anatase]] (TiO<sub>2</sub>)
**[[Copper(I) oxide]] (Cu<sub>2</sub>O)
**[[Copper(II) oxide]] (CuO)
**[[Uranium dioxide]] (UO<sub>2</sub>)
**[[Uranium trioxide]] (UO<sub>3</sub>)
*[[Organic semiconductor]]s
*[[Magnetic semiconductors]]
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