THEORY OF DEFECTS IN SEMICONDUCTORS

By SUSAN LOPEZ

CONTENTS DEFECT THEORY: AN ARMCHAIR HISTORY SUPERCELL METHODS FOR DEFECT CALCULATIONS MARKER-METHOD CALCULATIONS FOR ELECTRICAL LEVELS USING GAUSSIAN-ORBITAL BASIS SETS DYNAMICAL MATRICES AND FREE ENERGIES THE CALCULATION OF FREE-ENERGIES IN SEMICONDUCTORS: DEFECTS, TRANSITIONS AND PHASE DIAGRAMS QUANTUM MONTE CARLO TECHNIQUES AND DEFECTS IN SEMICONDUCTORS QUASIPARTICLE CALCULATIONS FOR POINT DEFECTS AT SEMICONDUCTOR SURFACES MULTISCALE MODELING OF DEFECTS IN SEMICONDUCTORS: A NOVEL MOLECULAR-DYNAMICS SCHEME EMPIRICAL MOLECULAR DYNAMICS: POSSIBILITIES, REQUIREMENTS, AND LIMITATIONS DEFECTS IN AMORPHOUS SEMICONDUCTORS: AMORPHOUS SILICON LIGHT INDUCED EFFECTS IN AMORPHOUS AND GLASSY SOLIDS