Hot carriers in semiconductor nanostructures : physics and applications /: physics and applications. (©1992)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: [edited by] Jagdeep Shah.
• Other Names: Shah, J (Jagdeep)
• Contents: Front Cover; Hot Carriers In Semiconductor Nanostructures: Physics and Applications; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Contributors; Part I: Overview; Chapter I.1. Overview; 1. Introduction; 2. Fundamental Aspects of Quasi-2D Systems; 3. Monte Carlo Simulations; 4. Optical Studies of Hot Carriers in Semiconductor Nanostructures; 5. Transport Studies and Devices; 6. Summary; References; Part II: Fundamental Theory; Chapter II.l. Electron-Phonon Interactions in 2D Systems; 1. Introduction; 2. Quantum Confinement.; 3. The Electron-Phonon Scattering Rate. 4. Model Rates for the Fröhlich Interaction5. Scattering by Acoustic Phonons; 6. Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter II. 2. Quantum Many-Body Aspects of Hot-Carrier Relaxation in Semiconductor Microstructures; 1. Introduction; 2. Energy Relaxation of an Excited Electron Gas; 3. Single-Particle Inelastic Lifetime; 4. Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter II. 3. Cooling of Highly Photoexcited Electron-Hole Plasma in Polar Semiconductors and Semiconductor Quantum Wells:A Balance-Equation Approach; 1. Carrier Cooling in Bulk Polar Semiconductors. 2. Carrier Cooling in Quantum-Well Structures3. Summary and Conclusions; References; Chapter II. 4. Tunneling Times in Semiconductor Heterostructures: A Critical Review; 1. Introduction; 2. Phase Time, Dwell Time, Büttiker-Landauer Time, Larmor Times, and Complex Times; 3. Analysis and Domain of Validity of the Proposed Tunneling Times; 4. Experimental Methods for Determining Tunneling Times; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter II. 5. Quantum Transport; 1. Introduction; 2. The General Problem and the Various Approaches; 3. Applications; 4. Conclusions; References. Part III: Monte Carlo SimulationsChapter III.l. Hot-Carrier Relaxation in Quasi-2D Systems; 1. Introduction; 2. Scattering in Quasi-2D Systems; 3. Monte Carlo Simulation; 4. Analysis of Experimental Results; 5. Summary and Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter III. 2. Monte Carlo Simulation of GaAs-AlxGa1_xAs Field-Effect Transistors; 1. Introduction; 2. Ensemble Monte Carlo Device Model; 3. Nonstationary Transport and Scaling of modfets; 4. Physics of Real-Space Transfer Transistors; 5. Extended Drift-Diffusion Formalism; 6. Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References. Part IV: Optical StudiesChapter IV.l. Ultrafast Luminescence Studies of Carrier Relaxation and Tunneling in Semiconductor Nanostructures; 1. Introduction; 2. Ultrafast Luminescence Studies of Carrier Relaxation; 3. Ultrafast Luminescence Studies of Tunneling in Semiconductor Nanostructures; 4. Summary; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter IV. 2. Optical Studies of Femtosecond Carrier Thermalization in GaAs; 1. Introduction; 2. Experimental Methods; 3. Experimental Results; 4. Theoretical Approaches; 5. Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References.
• Publisher Details: Boston : Academic Press
• Publication Date: 1992
• Copyright Date: 1992
• Extent: 1 online resource (xvi, 508 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 621.381/52; Hot carriers -- Congresses; Semiconductors -- Congresses; Nanostructures -- Congresses; Semiconductors; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Electronics -- Semiconductors; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Electronics -- Solid State; Hot carriers; Nanostructures; Semiconductors; Microstructure (physique); Monte-Carlo, Méthode de; Porteurs chauds; Semiconducteurs; Nanostructures -- Congrès; Halbleiter; Heißes Elektron; Nanostruktur; Electronic books; Conference papers and proceedings; Kongress
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780080925707; 0080925707
• Related ISBNs: 0126381402; 9780126381405
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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