Author(s)

Vu Van Hung, Le Dai Thanh

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Thermodynamic properties of diamond cubic and zinc-blende semiconductors with point defects are considered by the statistical moment method (SMM). The thermal expansion coefficient, the specific heats at constant volume and those at constant pressure, C_V and C_P, and the isothermal compressibility are derived analytically for semiconductors with defects. The SMM calculated thermodynamic quantities of the Si, and GaAs semiconductors with defects are in good agreement with the experimental results.

Anharmonic Defective Semiconductor, Statistical Moment Method

V. Hung and L. Thanh, "Thermodynamic Properties of Semiconductors with Defects," Materials Sciences and Applications, Vol. 2 No. 9, 2011, pp. 1225-1232. doi: 10.4236/msa.2011.29166.