Overview

The reference provides interdisciplinary discussion for diverse II-VI semiconductors with a wide range of topics. The third volume of a three volume set, the book provides an up-to-date account of the present status of multifunctional II-VI semiconductors, from fundamental science and processing to their applications as various sensors, biosensors, and radiation detectors, and based on them to formulate new goals for the further research. The chapters in this volume provide a comprehensive overview of the manufacture, parameters and principles of operation of these devices. The application of these devices in various fields such as medicine, agriculture, food quality control, environment monitoring and others is also considered. The analysis carried out shows the great potential of II-VI semiconductor-based sensors and detectors for these applications.

Key Topics

• Considers solid-state radiation detectors based on semiconductors of II-VI group and their applications;
• Analyzes the advantages of II-VI compounds to develop chemical and optical gas and ion sensors;
• Describes all types of biosensors based on II-VI semiconductors and gives examples of their use in various fields.