Progress in Compound Semiconductor Materials III--Electronic and Optoelectronic Applications Symposium Held December 1-4, 2003, Boston, Massachusetts

Recent developments in semiconductor materials and quantum structures are leading to significant advances in optoelectronic devices such as mid-infrared lasers and light-emitting diodes; long-wavelength detectors and solar cells; and modulators and optical switches. Brought to maturity, such devices would likely see widespread use in applications as diverse as infrared imaging, chemical and biological sensing, surveillance, short-links, space-based applications, solar cells, high-bandwidth communications, and many others. This volume highlights the progress in both naturally-and artificially-structured "wave-function-engineered" semiconductors, focusing on epitaxial compound-semiconductor compounds and alloys. The relationships among electronic, optical, and transport properties are emphasized, as are the implications for design and performance. Materials of particular interest include the familiar III-V compounds and alloys; newer offspring of these, such as the dilute-nitride III-Vs; ZnO and II-IV semiconductors; and spintronic materials. Exploratory studies of less commonly studied materials which may be of increasing future interest are also featured. Topics include: low-bandgap and dilute-nitride semiconductors; growth, structure and defects; emitters, detectors and solar cells; devices; zinc oxide; spintronics and quantum structures; quantum dots and wires-structure, spectroscopy and transport; and quantum dots and wires-devices.Friedman, Daniel J. is the author of 'Progress in Compound Semiconductor Materials III--Electronic and Optoelectronic Applications Symposium Held December 1-4, 2003, Boston, Massachusetts', published 2004 under ISBN 9781558997370 and ISBN 1558997377.