Semiconductor physics: Plasma, thermal, elastic, and acoustic phenomena.

This document is a summary of a special issue in the Journal of Applied Physics on semiconductor physics. The special issue focuses on the research of new semiconductor materials, structures, and devices, as well as the development of characterization methods based on plasma, thermal, elastic, acoustic, and related effects. The articles cover various topics such as photothermal methods, theoretical and experimental models, modern materials like thin films and heterostructures, and imaging techniques. The research presented in this special issue has applications in microelectronics, optoelectronics, solar cells, medical instrumentation, and quantum computing. [Extracted from the article]