Semiconductor nanocrystals and metal nanoparticles: physical properties and device applications

✍ Scribed by Chen, Tupei; Liu, Yang

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Year: 2017
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 526
• Series: Advances in materials science and engineering (Boca Raton FL)
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Semiconductor nanocrystals and metal nanoparticles are the building blocks of the next generation of electronic, optoelectronic, and photonic devices. Covering this rapidly developing and interdisciplinary field, the book examines in detail the physical properties and device applications of semiconductor nanocrystals and metal nanoparticles. It begins with a review of the synthesis and characterization of various semiconductor nanocrystals and metal nanoparticles and goes on to discuss in detail their optical, light emission, and electrical properties. It then illustrates some exciting applications of nanoelectronic devices (memristors and single-electron devices) and optoelectronic devices (UV detectors, quantum dot lasers, and solar cells), as well as other applications (gas sensors and metallic nanopastes for power electronics packaging).

• Focuses on a new class of materials that exhibit fascinating physical properties and have many exciting device applications.
• Presents an overview of synthesis strategies and characterization techniques for various semiconductor nanocrystal and metal nanoparticles.
• Examines in detail the optical/optoelectronic properties, light emission properties, and electrical properties of semiconductor nanocrystals and metal nanoparticles.
• Reviews applications in nanoelectronic devices, optoelectronic devices, and photonic devices.

✦ Table of Contents

Content: Chapter 1. Synthesis and characterization of nanocrystals and nanoparticles / Yang Liu --
Chapter 2. Size- and shape-controlled ZnO nanostructures for multifunctional devices / S.K. Ray, N. Gogurla, and T. Rakshit --
Chapter 3. From basic physical properties of InAs/InP quantum dots to state-of-the-art lasers for 1.55 um optical communications : an overview / Jacky Even, Cheng Wang, and Frédéric Grillot --
Chapter 4. Optical, photoluminescence, and vibrational spectroscopy of metal nanoparticles / P. Gangopadhyay --
Chapter 5. Silicon nanocrystals : properties and potential applications / Spiros Gardelis --
Chapter 6. Electronic and optical properties of Si and Ge nanocrystals / Tupei Chen --
Chapter 7. Light emission properties of Si Nanocrystals embedded in a dielectric matrix / Tupei Chen --
Chapter 8. Optical properties of semiconductor nanoparticles in photoelectrochemical cells / M.H. Buraidah, S.N.F. Yusuf, I.M. Noor, and A.K. Arof --
Chapter 9. Second-order nonlinear susceptibility in quantum dot structures / M. Abdullah, Farah T. Mohammed Noori, and Amin H. Al-Khursan --
Chapter 10. Metallic nanopastes for power electronic packaging / Denzel Bridges and 8 others --
Chapter 11. Applications of metal nanoparticles and nanostructures fabricated using ultrafast laser ablation in liquids / S. Venugopal Rao, S. Hamad, and G. Krishna Podagatlapalli --
Chapter 12. Exploring the LaA103/SrTiO3 two-dimensional electron gas : from fundamental to technical applications / Ngai Yui Chan, Fan Zhang, Kit Au, Wing Chong Lo, Helen La Wa Chan, and Jiyan Dai --
Chapter 13. Novel nanoelectronic device applications of nanocrystals and nanoparticles / Z. Liu.

✦ Subjects

Semiconductor nanocrystals;Nanoparticles;Nanocrystals;Electric properties;Nanocrystals;Optical properties;TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING;Mechanical