Overview

Reducing the size of a coherently grown semiconductor cluster in all three directions of space to a value below the de Broglie wavelength of a charge carrier leads to complete quantization of the energy levels, density of states, etc. Such “quantum dots” are more similar to giant atoms in a dielectric cage than to classical solids or semiconductors showing a dispersion of energy as a function of wavevector. Their electronic and optical properties depend strongly on their size and shape, i.e. on their geometry. By designing the geometry by controlling the growth of QDs, absolutely novel possibilities for material design leading to novel devices are opened. This multiauthor book written by world-wide recognized leaders of their particular fields and edited by the recipient of the Max-Born Award and Medal 2006 Professor Dieter Bimberg reports on the state of the art of the growing of quantum dots, the theory of self-organised growth, the theory of electronic and excitonic states, optical properties and transport in a variety of materials. It covers the subject from the early work beginning of the 1990s up to 2006. The topics addressed in the book are the focus of research in all leading semiconductor and optoelectronic device laboratories of the world.

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Author:   Dieter Bimberg
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition:   Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2008
Weight:   0.581kg
ISBN:  

9783642096730

ISBN 10:   3642096735
Pages:   357
Publication Date:   11 November 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Quantum Dot Growth.- Control of Self-Organized In(Ga)As/GaAs Quantum Dot Growth.- In-Situ Monitoring for Nano-Structure Growth in MOVPE.- Bottom-up Approach to the Nanopatterning of Si(001).- Structural Characterisation of Quantum Dots by X-Ray Diffraction and TEM.- The Atomic Structure of Quantum Dots.- Theory of Excitons in InGaAs/GaAs Quantum Dots.- Phonons in Quantum Dots and Their Role in Exciton Dephasing.- Theory of the Optical Response of Singleand Coupled Semiconductor Quantum Dots.- Theory of Nonlinear Transport for Ensembles of Quantum Dots.- Quantum Dots for Memories.- Visible-Bandgap II–VI Quantum Dot Heterostructures.- Narrow-Gap Nanostructuresin Strong Magnetic Fields.- Optical Properties of III–V Quantum Dots.- Ultrafast Coherent Spectroscopy of Single Semiconductor Quantum Dots.- Single-Photon Generation from Single Quantum Dots.

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From the reviews: This book focuses on the physics of quantum dots. It offers a very broad perspective, including growth of dots ... and various applications such as dots for electronic memory and single-photon generation. ... It is an overview where every chapter is ... self-contained entry written by a different set of authors. ... The editor ... has done an outstanding work in selecting the most important works on nanostructures coming from this center of excellence, and presenting them in a compact, well-illustrated and readable volume. (Jacques Tempere, Belgian Physical Society Magazine, Issue 2, June, 2009)

From the reviews: This book focuses on the physics of quantum dots. It offers a very broad perspective, including growth of dots ! and various applications such as dots for electronic memory and single-photon generation. ! It is an overview where every chapter is ! self-contained entry written by a different set of authors. ! The editor ! has done an outstanding work in selecting the most important works on nanostructures coming from this center of excellence, and presenting them in a compact, well-illustrated and readable volume. (Jacques Tempere, Belgian Physical Society Magazine, Issue 2, June, 2009)

From the reviews: This book focuses on the physics of quantum dots. It offers a very broad perspective, including growth of dots ... and various applications such as dots for electronic memory and single-photon generation. ... It is an overview where every chapter is ... self-contained entry written by a different set of authors. ... The editor ... has done an outstanding work in selecting the most important works on nanostructures coming from this center of excellence, and presenting them in a compact, well-illustrated and readable volume. (Jacques Tempere, Belgian Physical Society Magazine, Issue 2, June, 2009)

From the reviews: This book focuses on the physics of quantum dots. It offers a very broad perspective, including growth of dots ... and various applications such as dots for electronic memory and single-photon generation. ... It is an overview where every chapter is ... self-contained entry written by a different set of authors. ... The editor ... has done an outstanding work in selecting the most important works on nanostructures coming from this center of excellence, and presenting them in a compact, well-illustrated and readable volume. (Jacques Tempere, Belgian Physical Society Magazine, Issue 2, June, 2009)

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