Steiner Todd (ed.). Semiconductor Nanostructures for Optoelectronic Applications

Artech House, Inc. , 2004, 436p.

Introduction
Synopsis
Growth
Optoelectronic Devices Based on Semiconductor Nanostructures
Materials for Semiconductor Nanostructures
Summary
Review of Crystal, Thin-Film, and Nanostructure Growth Technologies
Introduction
Review of Thermodynamics
Bulk Crystal Growth Techniques
Epitaxial Growth Techniques
Thin-Film Deposition Techniques
Growth of Nanostructures
References
Quantum Dot Infrared Photodetectors
Introduction
QD and QDIP Structure Growth and Characterization
QDIP Device Characteristics
Prognosis
Acknowledgments
References
Quantum Dot Lasers: Theoretical Overview
Introduction: Dimensionality and Laser Performance
Advantages of an Idealized QD Laser
Progress in Fabricating QD Lasers
State-of-the-Art Complications
Novel Designs of QD Lasers with Improved Threshold and Power Characteristics
Other Perspectives
References
High-Speed Quantum Dot Lasers
Introduction
MBE Growth of Self-Organized QDs and Their Electronic Properties
Separate Confinement Heterostructure QD Lasers and Their Limitations
Tunnel Injection of Carriers in QDs
Characteristics of High-Speed Tunneling-Injection QD Lasers
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
References
Zinc Oxide-Based Nanostructures
Introduction
Growth Techniques
Characterizations
Device Applications
References
Antimony-Based Materials for Electro-Optics
Introduction
III-Sb Binary Compounds: GaSb, AlSb, and InSb
InAsSb
InTlSb
InBiSb
InTlAsSb
InAsSb/InAsSbP for IR Lasers
GaSb/InAs Type II Superlattice for IR Photodetectors
Acknowledgments
References
Growth, Structures, and Optical Properties of III-Nitride Quantum Dots
Introduction
Growth of III-Nitride QDs
Optical Properties of III-Nitride QDs
Summary
References
Self-Assembled Germanium Nano-Islands on Silicon and
Potential Applications
Introduction
Heteroepitaxy Mechanisms
Uniform Ge Islands
Registration and Regimentation of Ge Islands
Novel Device Applications
Conclusion
References
Carbon Nanotube Engineering and Physics
Introduction
Controlled Fabrication of Uniform Nanotubes in a Highly
Ordered Array
Interfacing with Biomolecules and Cells
Intrinsic Quantum Electromechanical Couplings
Extrinsic Coupling to Radiation Fields
Heterojunction Nanotubes
Prospects for Future Advances
Acknowledgments
References
Acronyms
About the Editor
Index