Semiconductors and semimetals. Volume ninety four, Semiconductor nanowires II : properties and applications / edited by Shadi A. Dayeh, Anna Fontcuberta i Morral, Chennupati Jagadish ; contributors, Yujie Chen [and twenty two others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Dayeh, Shadi A., editor.

Fontcuberta i Morral, Anna, editor.

Jagadish, C. (Chennupati), editor.

Chen, Yujie, contributor.

Series:

Semiconductors and semimetals ; Volume 94.

Semiconductors and Semimetals, 0080-8784 ; Volume 94

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Semiconductors.

Nanotechnology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (424 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam, [Netherlands] : Academic Press, 2016.

Summary:

Semiconductor Nanowires: Part B, and Volume 94 in the Semiconductor and Semimetals series, focuses on semiconductor nanowires.- Includes experts contributors who review the most important recent literature- Contains a broad view, including examination of semiconductor nanowires.

Contents:

Front Cover; Semiconductor Nanowires II: Properties and Applications; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Chapter One: Semiconductor Nanowire Optoelectronic Devices; 1. Introduction; 2. Waveguiding Properties of Semiconductor Nanowires; 2.1. Solutions to Maxwellś Equations: Guided and Leaky Modes; 3. Tailored Emission and Out-Coupling of Light from Nanowires; 4. Nanowire Solar Cells; 5. Nanowire Lasers; 6. Concluding Remarks; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter Two: Optical Properties of Semiconductor Nanowires: Insights into Band Structure and Carrier Dynamics; 1. Introduction

2. Experimental Spectroscopies2.1. Single Nanowire Imaging at low Temperatures; 2.2. CW Spectroscopies; 2.2.1. Micro-Raman Spectroscopy; 2.2.2. Microphotoluminescence Spectroscopy; 2.2.3. Photoluminescence Excitation Spectroscopy; 2.2.4. Photocurrent Spectroscopy; 2.3. Time-Resolved Spectroscopies; 2.3.1. Time-Resolved Photoluminescence; 2.3.2. Transient Rayleigh Scattering; 2.4. Summary; 3. Semiconductor Growth: Optimization; 3.1. Increasing the Quantum Efficiency; 3.2. Reduction of Carbon Incorporation; 4. Strain and Core-Shell Nanowires; 4.1. Core-Shell GaAs/Gap nanowires

4.2. Axial GaAs-GaP Nanowires5. Symmetries and Band Structure in wurtzite Nanowires; 5.1. Introduction; 5.2. Wurtzite InP Nanowires; 5.2.1. Band Structure; 5.2.2. Symmetries; 5.2.3. ZB/WZ InP Axial Heterostructures; 5.3. Wurtzite GaAs Nanowires; 5.3.1. Band Structure; 5.4. Summary; 6. Quantum Nanowire Heterostructures; 6.1. Introduction; 6.2. QWT Energy Structure; 6.3. Quantum Dots in QWT; 6.4. Summary and Future Directions; 7. Photoexcited Carrier Dynamics; 7.1. Many Body Effects in Nanowires; 7.2. Decay and Thermalization of Hot Carriers in Nanowires

7.3. Hot Carrier and Hot Phonons in GaAs and InP NWs8. Conclusions and Future Prospects; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter Three: Compound Semiconductor Nanowire Photodetectors; 1. Introduction; 2. Nanowire Photoconductors; 2.1. General Description of Nanowire Photoconductivity; 2.2. Light Absorption; 2.2.1. Optical Birefringence and Light Polarization Effects; 2.2.2. Light Scattering and Absorption Enhancement in Vertical NW Arrays; 2.3. Nanowire Photoconductor Materials; 2.3.1. Group III-V Compounds; 2.3.2. Nitride Nanowire Photoconductors; 2.3.3. Group II-VI; 3. Phototransistors

4. Nanowire Heterostructures4.1. Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Photodiode Junctions; 4.2. Schottky Junctions; 4.3. Avalanche Photodiodes; 5. Summary and Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter Four: Mechanical Behaviors of Semiconductor Nanowires; 1. Introduction; 2. Experimental Techniques by In Situ Microscopy; 2.1. Bending; 2.2. Resonance; 2.3. Uniaxial Loading; 2.4. Nanoindentation; 3. Mechanical Behaviors of NWs; 3.1. Youngś Modulus; 3.2. Elastic Strain; 3.3. Anelasticity; 3.4. Plastic Strain; 3.5. Fracture Strength; 3.6. Fatigue; 3.7. Self-Healing; 4. Summary; References

Chapter Five: Quantum Dots in Nanowires

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

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ISBN:

9780128041444

0128041447

OCLC:

935919804