Cuprous iodide: epitaxy, diodes and ferromagnetism

• Applicant: Professor Dr. Marius Grundmann
• Subject Area: Experimental Condensed Matter Physics ; African, American and Oceania Studies ; Electronic Semiconductors, Components and Circuits, Integrated Systems, Sensor Technology, Theoretical Electrical Engineering
• Term: from 2014 to 2017
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 255111354

Cuprous iodide is the first reported transparent conductor. Its potential as p-type semiconductor in functional bipolar diodes will be explored. The properties of and mechanisms in type-II heterostructure diodes with ZnO will be investigated. Theoretical predictions of ferromagnetism in transition metal doped CuI will be investigated experimentally.

• DFG Programme: Research Grants