Electronic States and Optical Transitions in Semiconductor Heterostructures

Fedor T. Vasko

ISBN 10: 1461268079 / ISBN 13: 9781461268079

Published by Humana, Springer Sep 2012, 2012

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This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -Heterostructures, made by growing several ultrathin layers of different materials (down to a few atoms in thickness) on top of a silicon or other substrates, have remarkable properties not shared by bulk materials. One can, for example, confine the motions of electrons to a single layer, making it possible to investigate effectively two- dimensional systems. One can also build materials with large-scale periodicities by alternating layers of different compositions, thereby modulating the optical and electronic properties of the resulting structure. This graduate-level textbook provides the theoretical basis and the relevant experimental knowledge underlying our present understanding of the electrical and optical properties ofLibri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld 412 pp. Englisch.

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• Title: Electronic States and Optical Transitions in Semiconductor Heterostructures
• Publisher: Humana, Springer Sep 2012
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1461268079
• ISBN 13: 9781461268079
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 235W x 155H x 23D millimeters 235 millimeters width by 155 millimeters height by 23 millimeters depth
• Weight: 622 grams

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Heterostructures, made by growing several ultrathin layers of different materials (down to a few atoms in thickness) on top of a silicon or other substrates, have remarkable properties not shared by bulk materials. One can, for example, confine the motions of electrons to a single layer, making it possible to investigate effectively two- dimensional systems. One can also build materials with large-scale periodicities by alternating layers of different compositions, thereby modulating the optical and electronic properties of the resulting structure. This graduate-level textbook provides the theoretical basis and the relevant experimental knowledge underlying our present understanding of the electrical and optical properties of