This book presents comprehensive reviews on the synthesis, characterization, properties, and applications of advanced semiconducting materials. It explores modern inorganic, organic, and hybrid semiconductors, and semiconductor physics through density functional theory. Topics include morphology-dependent properties in inorganic semiconductors, and methods for tuning the electron transport properties of nanotube semiconductors. Readers will also find discussions on earth-abundant and environmentally friendly chalcogenide nanomaterials for photovoltaics, the use of chalcogenides and oxide semiconductors in photoelectrochemical reactions, and insights into defect formation during ion implantation in diamond and c-BN thin films. A thermomechanical response model for photothermal diffusion waves in rotating magnetized semiconductors is also presented. This book provides readers with a solid foundation in recent developments and current technologies for producing and characterizing semiconductors, as well as theoretical and computational tools.

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Shadia J. Ikhmayies is a researcher and academic specializing in the production and characterization of semiconductor thin films and CdS/CdTe thin-film photovoltaic solar cells. She is currently affiliated with several academic and research institutions. Her interests include semiconductor materials, computational characterization techniques, and the development of sustainable energy solutions. Shadia has received multiple international awards, including the TMS Frank Crossley Diversity Award and the World Renewable Energy Congress Pioneering Award.