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"Today, it is difficult to imagine all spheres of human activity without personal computers, solid-state electronic devices, micro- and nanoelectronics, photoconverters, and mobile communication devices. The basic material of modern electronics and for all of these industries is semiconductor silicon. Its properties and applications are determined by defects in its crystal structure. However, until now, there has been no complete and reliable description of the creation and transformation of such a defective structure. This book solves this mystery through two different approaches to semiconductor silicon: the classical and the probabilistic. This book brings together, for the first time, all existing experimental and theoretical information on the internal structure of semiconductor silicon. It will appeal to a wide range of readers, from materials scientists and practical engineers to students."-- Back cover.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-267).

Chapter one. Growth of dislocation-free silicon single crystals from melt and defect formation -- Chapter two. Physical modeling of defect formation processes in dislocation-free single crystals of silicon -- Chapter three. Physical basis of a heterogenous (two-stage) model of grown-in microdefect formation -- Chapter four. High-temperature precipitation of impurity in dislocation-free silicon single crystals -- Chapter five. The formation of microvoids and interstitial dislocation loops during crystal cooling after growing -- Chapter six. General approach to the engineering of defects in semiconductor silicon.

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