Defects and Diffusion in Semiconductors - An Annual Retrospective IX

This ninth volume in the series covering the latest results in the field includes abstracts of papers which appeared between the publication of Annual Retrospective VIII (Volumes 245-246) and the end of January 2007 (journal availability permitting).As well as the 491 semiconductor abstracts, the issue includes - in line with the new editorial policy of including original papers, on all of the major material groups, in each issue - the works: &quote;Defect Analysis in Semiconductor Materials Based upon p-n Junction Diode Characteristics (E.Simoen, C.Claeys and J.Vanhellemont), &quote;Surface Microrelief Transformation Induced by Laser during Thin Al Film Growth on (001)GaAs via the CBE Method&quote; (D.V.Lioubtchenko, T.A.Briantseva, I.A.Markov, T.J.Bullough), &quote;Local Vibrational Modes of Zn-H-P in GaP, InP and ZnTe&quote; (V.J.B.Torres, J.Coutinho and P.R.Briddon), &quote;Electronic Structure and Doping Effect of Ni and Co on a Kink in the Edge Dislocation of BCC Iron&quote; (L.Chen and Z.Qiu), &quote;Modeling of Diffusion Saturation of Titanium by Interstitial Elements in Rarefied Atmospheres&quote; (Y.Matychak, V.Fedirko, A.Prytula and I.Pohreljuk), &quote;Positron Lifetime in Deformed AlSi10.9Mg0.17Sr0.06 Alloys&quote; (M.A.Abdel-Rahaman, M.S.Abdallah and E.A.Badawi), &quote;Peculiarities of Discontinuous Precipitation in the Pb-Sn Alloy&quote; (Y.A.Lyashenko, N.V.Zaitzeva and O.A.Shmatko), &quote;Direct Force Controversy in Electromigration Exit&quote; (A.Lodder), &quote;Low-Temperature Self-Diffusion of Iron in the 56Fe/57Fe Stable-Isotope Thin-Film System&quote; (M.Vasylyev, S.Sidorenko, S.Voloshko, V.Kostiuchenko and I.Kotenko), &quote;Investigations of the Axial Displacements of Co2+ and Ni3+ in Al2O3&quote; (S.Y.Wu, Q.Fu, G.D.Lu, and J.S.Yao), &quote;Monte Carlo Modelling of the Effective Diffusivity of a Composite Material&quote; (I.V.Belova and G.E.Murch), &quote;Diffusion of Molecules at the Interface of Water-Membrane Structures&quote; (Y.V.Tourleigh, K.V.Shaitan and N.K.Balabaev).