Handbook of Instrumentation and Techniques for Semiconductor Nanostructure Characterization

HighlightsFirst comprehensive handbook on instrumentation and techniques for semiconductor nanostructure characterization;More than 900 references providing up-to-date information; With over 260 illustrations;As we delve more deeply into the physics and chemistry of functional materials and processes, we are inexorably driven to the nanoscale. And nowhere is the development of instrumentation and associated techniques more important to scientific progress than in the area of nanoscience. The dramatic expansion of efforts to peer into nanoscale materials and processes has made it critical to capture and summarize the cutting-edge instrumentation and techniques that have become indispensable for scientific investigation in this arena. This Handbook is a key resource developed for scientists, engineers and advanced graduate students in which eminent scientists present the forefront of instrumentation and techniques for the study of structural, optical and electronic properties of semiconductor nanostructures.

Nanoscience and nanotechnology is an exciting and vibrant field of research. This new handbook, intended for researchers, engineers and advanced graduate students in all areas of nanoscience, is written by eminent scientists and experts who are pushing the forefront of instrumentation and developing key techniques for the study of atomic structural, optical and electronic properties of nanostructured semiconductor materials. This handbook will be a key resource for all researchers in nanoscience and nanomaterials interested in learning about the most important techniques for unlocking the detailed science and properties of nanostructures.