Theory of Semiconductor Quantum Devices Microscopic Modeling and Simulation Strategies /

• Main Author: Rossi, Fausto (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2011.
• Series: NanoScience and Technology,
• Subjects: Materials science.; Solid state physics.; Optics.; Optoelectronics.; Plasmons (Physics).; Spectroscopy.; Microscopy.; Engineering.; Electrical engineering.; Nanotechnology.; Materials Science.; Optics, Optoelectronics, Plasmonics and Optical Devices.; Solid State Physics.; Spectroscopy and Microscopy.; Electrical Engineering.; Engineering, general.

Primary goal of this book is to provide a cohesive description of the vast field of semiconductor quantum devices, with special emphasis on basic quantum-mechanical phenomena governing the electro-optical response of new-generation nanomaterials. The book will cover within a common language differen...

Table of Contents:

• Fundamentals of Semiconductor Materials and Devices
• Part I: Microscopic Modelling
• The Density-Matrix Approach
• Three Key Approximation Levels
• Generalization to Systems with Open Boundaries
• Part II: Simulation Strategies
• Direct or Deterministic Integration Techniques
• Monte Carlo or Stochastic Sampling
• Proper Combinations of Direct and Monte Carlo Schemes
• Part III: State-of-the-Art Quantum Devices - Key Examples
• Quantum-Well Infrared Photodetectors
• Quantum-Cascade Lasers
• Part IV: New-Generation Nanomaterials and Nanodevices
• Few-Electron/Exciton Quantum Devices
• Semiconductor-Based Quantum Logic Gates
• New Frontiers of Electronic and Optoelectronic Device Physics and Technology.