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Semiconductor Nanostructures for Optoelectronic Applications

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Written by today’s best researchers of semiconductor nanostructures, this cutting-edge resource provides a snapshot of this exciting and fast-changing field. The book covers the latest advances in nanotechnology and discusses the applications of nanostructures to optoelectronics, photonics, and electronics. You learn how to grow, characterize and design optoelectronic devices using semiconductor nanostrucutres, and how to incorporate semiconductor nanostructures materials into conventional quantum well devices. Moreover, the book reviews optical, electronic, and structural characterization techniques to help you determine the properties of nanostructures and explore novel nanostructured materials.

Thisunique reference describes revolutionary devices that have been enabled by thegrowth of quantum dots, including quantum dot lasers and quantum dot detectors.You find detailed discussions on some of the more promising semiconductormaterial systems that have demonstrated nanostructuring, such as III-Nitrides,antimony-based, Silicon germanium, and Zinc Oxide. The book also provides asolid understanding of ordered carbon nanotubes and related structures, alongwith explanations of their novel uses as infrared detectors and solar cells.

Contents:

Introduction.

Growthof Semiconductor Nanostructures.

Characterizationof Semiconductor Nanostructures.

QuantumDot Lasers: Theoretical Overview - Introduction. Dimensionality and LaserPerformance. Advantages of an Idealized QD Laser. State-of-the-ArtComplications. Perspectives and Conclusion.

High-SpeedQuantum Dot Lasers - Introduction. MBE Growth of Self-Organized Quantum Dotsand their Electronic Properties. Separate Confinement Heterostructure QuantumDot Lasers and their Limitations. Tunnel Injection of Carriers in Quantum Dots.Characteristics of High-Speed Tunnel Injection Quantum Dot Lasers. Conclusions.

QuantumDot Detectors.

Sb Based Quantum Structures.

III-NitrideQuantum Dots - Introduction and Motivation. Growth Methods of III-NitrideQuantum Dots, Wires and Rods. Properties of III-Nitride Quantum Dots, Wires andRods. Application of III-Nitride Quantum Dots, Wires and Rods. Summary.

SelfAssembled Ge Quantum Dots on Si for Optoelectronics - Introduction. StructuralProperties of Ge Quantum Dots. Optical Properties of Ge Quantum Dots. GeQuantum Dot Optoelectronic Devices. Summary.

ZnONanostructures - Introduction. Properties of ZnO. Growth Technology of ZnONanostructure. Vapor-Phase Transport. Direct Gas Reaction. Solution Synthesis.Metalorganic Chemical Vapor Deposition (MOCVD). Properties and Applications ofZnO Nanostructure. Structures. Electrical. Optical. Device Applications.

CarbonNanotubes.

ToddSteineris program manager of semiconductor and opto-electronic materials in thePhysics and Electronics Directorate of the Air Force Office of ScientificResearch, Arlington, VA. He holds a Ph.D. in physics from the Air ForceInstitute of Technology, Dayton, OH.

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