List of semiconductor materials 449667 219949371 2008-06-17T16:18:39Z Axiosaurus 3399137 /* List of semiconductor materials */ linked to tin(II) sulfide '''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]] [[Category:Semiconductor materials| ]] [[zh:半导体材料]] [[es:Lista de materiales semiconductores]]