Semiconductor Nanostructures for Optoelectronic Applications (Artech House Semiconductor Materials and Devices Library) Review

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(More customer reviews)Nanotechnology has become such a buzzword in recent years, as many researchers and investors have clambered on this bandwagon. The term has become so loosely applied that some have argued for more rigour. Which Steiner provides here. While he does not claim that the topics in the book span all that might be correctly called nanotech, they cover much of it indeed.

He devotes a lot of discussion on the making and uses of quantum dots. Which are in fact typically at the nanometer length scale. There has been rapid progress in the improving of fabrication of devices using the dots. Notably for infrared detectors and lasers. The latter offer lower threshold currents than "conventional" solid state lasers.

But nanotubes and the like are also favourably mentioned. Along with the exciting prospect of integrating Germanium and Silicon onto the same device. This may let us build fully combined electronics and optical functionality onto the same chip, and have that be made using much of current Silicon fab technology. A possible improvement over using GaAs chips for optical applications, and then trying to integrate those with Si chips for the standard electronics.

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

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