SCOPE AND TOPICS OF THE CONFERENCE

The SIMC series conferences bring together scientists and other experts that are interested in wide band gap compound semiconductor materials with respect to their performance in electronic and optoelectronic devices. The conference traditionally provides a friendly atmosphere for discussions between scientists working on the fundamental material and physical problems and industrial researchers interested in the influence of specific fundamental problems on the fabrication process of materials and devices. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss growth, characterisation, theories, device applications and material problems related to semiconducting and insulating compounds, such as GaAs, InP, III-nitrides, III-oxides, non-stoichiometric III-V compound materials, II-VI compounds, and SiC. The participants will have an opportunity to exchange their ideas and experiences, to discuss the future directions of this expanding field, and to create new personal contacts. The conference programme will include invited, oral, and poster presentations.

CALL FOR PAPERS

Perspective authors are invited to submit contributions addressing to the following topics:

GROWTH: Bulk and epitaxial materials (III-V, II-VI, SiC, ZnO,...), new techniques, graded material fabrication, post-growth processing, impurity, defect, and stoichiometry control.

CHARACTERIZATION: Electrical, galvanomagnetic, and optical evaluation, deep-level analysis, structure of point and extended defects, interface control, reliability study.

THEORY: Heat and mass transport in technological processes, surface and interface states, current charge transport in device structures, identification of defects and impurities, compensation mechanisms.

APPLICATIONS: Electronic and optoelectronic devices, role of crystal defects and imperfections in devices performances, processing issues, new applications of wide band-gap materials, aluminum-based oxides and nonstoichiometric III-V materials.

NOVEL&SPECIAL INTERESTS OF THIS CONFERENCE:

III-nitrides
III-oxides
Non stoichiometric III-Vs
Low Dimensional Structures
Quantum Well Intermixing
THz Electronics
ZnO
II-VI, III-V Radiation Detectors Related Problems