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Optical Properties of Semiconductor Nanocrystals

Optical Properties of Semiconductor Nanocrystals

Optical Properties of Semiconductor Nanocrystals

S. V. Gaponenko, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus
September 2005
Available
Paperback
9780521019231

    Low-dimensional semiconductor structures, often referred to as nanocrystals or quantum dots, exhibit fascinating behavior and have a multitude of potential applications, especially in the field of communications. This book examines in detail the optical properties of these structures, giving full coverage of theoretical and experimental results, and discusses their technological applications. The author begins by setting out the basic physics of electron states in crystals (adopting a 'cluster-to-crystal' approach), and goes on to discuss the growth of nanocrystals, absorption and emission of light by nanocrystals, optical nonlinearities, interface effects, and photonic crystals. He illustrates the physical principles with references to actual devices such as novel light-emitters and optical switches.

    • Covers a hot research area
    • Accessible to anyone with a good background in basic physics
    • Relevant to both theoretical and experimental physicists, chemists, and materials scientists, as well as researchers in electrical engineering

    Product details

    September 2005
    Paperback
    9780521019231
    260 pages
    229 × 154 × 16 mm
    0.397kg
    109 b/w illus. 10 tables
    Available

    Table of Contents

    • Preface
    • 1. Electron states in crystals
    • 2. Electron states in an Ideal nanocrystal
    • 3. Growth of nanocrystals
    • 4. General properties of spectrally inhomogeneous media
    • 5. Absorption and emission of light by semiconductor nanocrystals
    • 6. Resonant optical nonlinearities and related many-body effects
    • 7. Interface effects
    • 8. Spatially organized ensembles of nanocrystals.
      Author
    • S. V. Gaponenko , National Academy of Sciences of Belarus