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Subject(s)

• Nanostructured materials—Industrial applications [Browse]
• Low-dimensional semiconductors [Browse]
• Nanotechnology [Browse]

Editor

• Unlu, H. (Hilmi) [Browse]
• Horing, Norman J. M. [Browse]

Series

Topics in applied physics ; Volume 144. [More in this series]

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Description based on print version record.

Contents

• Intro
• Preface
• Contents
• Contributors
• 1 Modelling of Semiconductors for Low Dimensional Heterostructure Devices
• 1.1 Introduction
• 1.2 Strain in Low Dimensional Heterostructures
• 1.3 Composition Effects in Ternary/Binary Heterostructures
• 1.4 Electronic Band Structure Modelling
• 1.5 Semiempirical Tight Binding Modelling
• 1.5.1 Semiempirical sp3 Tight Binding Theory
• 1.5.2 Semiempirical sp3s* Tight Binding Theory
• 1.5.3 Semiempirical sp3d5 Tight Binding Theory
• 1.5.4 Semiempirical sp3d5s* Tight Binding Theory
• 1.6 Density Functional Theory Modelling
• 1.7 Tight Binding and DFT-MBJLDA Modelling of Band Offsets
• 1.8 Pressure Effects on Structure and Electronic Properties
• 1.8.1 Structural Parameters
• 1.8.2 Electronic Properties
• 1.9 Finite Difference Method for Low Dimensional Structures
• 1.9.1 Application of Finite Difference Method to Quantum Wells
• 1.9.2 Application of Finite Difference Method to Quantum Wires
• 1.9.3 Finite Difference Method Applied to Quantum Dots
• 1.10 Conclusion
• References
• 2 Strain in Microscale and Nanoscale Semiconductor Heterostructures
• 2.1 Introduction
• 2.2 Strain in Planar and Core/Shell Heterostructures
• 2.3 Strain in Microscale Planar Heterostructures
• 2.4 Strain in Spherical Core/Shell Heterostructures
• 2.5 Strain in Cylindrical Core/Shell Heterostructures
• 2.6 Interface Strain and Morphology in Core/Shell QDs
• 2.7 Bandgaps and Band Offsts in Core/Shell Heterostructures
• 2.8 Strain Effects on Bandgaps and Band Offsets
• 2.9 Comparison of Measured and Predicted Core Bandgaps
• 2.9.1 Comparison of Predicted and Extracted Band Offsets
• 2.9.2 Conclusions and Suggestions
• 3 Synthesis, Characterization and Modelling of Colloidal Quantum Dots
• 3.1 Introduction
• 3.2 Synthesis of CdSe Core and CdSe/ZnS Core/Shell QDs.
• 3.2.1 Synthesis of CdSe Core QDs
• 3.2.2 Growth of ZnS Shells on CdSe Core
• 3.3 HRTEM Characterization
• 3.4 XRD Characterization
• 3.5 Optical Absorption and Emission Characteristics
• 3.5.1 UV-Vis Characterization
• 3.5.2 Fluorescence Characterization
• 3.5.3 UV-Vis, PL and Stokes Shift
• 3.6 Dielectric Spectroscopy Characterization
• 3.7 Precursor Ratio Effect on Nanoparticle Growth
• 3.8 Emission Quality and PL Yield
• 3.9 Stability of CdSe Quantum Dots
• 3.10 Strain Effects on Size and Core Bandgap
• 3.11 Conclusion
• 4 Synthesis of Transition Metal Dichalcogenides (TMDs)
• 4.1 Introduction
• 4.2 Mechanical Exfoliation
• 4.2.1 Scotch-Tape Method
• 4.2.2 Metal-Assisted Method
• 4.2.3 Layer-Resolved Splitting (LRS) Method
• 4.3 Liquid-Phase Exfoliation
• 4.3.1 Organic Solvent-Based Exfoliation Method
• 4.3.2 Ion Intercalation Method
• 4.4 Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD)
• 4.4.1 Thermal Chemical Vapor Deposition
• 4.4.2 Metal-Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition (MOCVD)
• 4.4.3 Chemical Vapor Transport (CVT) Method
• 4.5 Molecular Beam Epitaxy (MBE)
• 4.6 Doping/Alloy of Transition Metal Dichalcogenides
• 4.6.1 Substitution of Cation Elements in TMDs
• 4.6.2 Substitution of Anion Elements in TMDs
• 4.7 Summary
• 5 II-VI Semiconductor Quantum Dots: The Evolution of Color Purity with Structure
• 5.1 Introduction to II-VI Semiconductor Quantum Dots in Glass and Quantum Size Effect
• 5.2 Quantum Size Effect
• 5.3 Synthesis of Quantum Dots in Aqueous Solution
• 5.3.1 Aqueous Synthesis of CdTe Quantum Dots
• 5.4 Investigation of Optical and Structural Properties of CdTe Thin Films
• 5.4.1 Experimental Details
• 5.4.2 Effect of Grain Size and Strain on Bandgap Energy
• 5.4.3 Urbach Energy
• 5.4.4 XRD Spectra
• 5.4.5 Williamson-Hall Analysis of X-Ray Diffraction
• 5.4.6 Raman Spectra.
• 5.4.7 Conclusion
• 5.5 Difficulties in the Thin Film Growth of ZnO and Defect Structure
• 5.6 Colorimetric Evaluation of Group II-VI Quantum Dots in Glass Matrix
• 5.6.1 Materials and Methods
• 5.6.2 Results and Discussions
• 6 Recent Progress in Magnetic Nanostructures Studied by Synchrotron Radiation
• 6.1 Introduction
• 6.2 XMCD and XAFS Study for Thin Film
• 6.2.1 Methodology
• 6.2.2 XMCD and XAFS for Cluster-Layered Fe/Cr Films
• 6.2.3 Other Applications
• 6.3 Mössbauer Spectroscopy for Thin Films Using Synchrotron Radiation
• 6.3.1 Mössbauer Spectroscopy for Thin Films
• 6.3.2 Synchrotron Mössbauer Source
• 6.3.3 Mössbauer Spectroscopy with Monoatomic Layer Spatial Resolution
• 6.3.4 Other Applications
• 7 Quantum Dynamics and Statistical Thermodynamics of Nanostructured Dirac-Like Materials in a Magnetic Field
• 7.1 Introduction
• 7.2 Dirac "Relativistic" Materials
• 7.3 Calculations A: Graphene and Dichalcogenides
• 7.4 Calculations B
• 7.5 Diced Lattice Calculations
• 7.6 Work in Progress and Planned
• 7.7 Hamiltonian: H proptop
• π = p + eA c
• 7.8 Green's Function Equa. and Magnetic Field Gauge
• 7.9 Retarded Green's Function Equation
• 7.10 Diagonal Green's Function Analysis
• 7.11 Conservation of Angular Momentum
• 7.12 Diagonal Green's Function Solution
• 7.13 Dichalcogenide Energy Spectrum
• 7.14 Off-Diagonal Elements
• 7.15 Other Representations (Notation: ρ=sqrtg2+ε2npm )
• 7.16 Thermodynamic Green's Function and Spectral Weight Matrix A
• 7.17 Spectral Weight Matrix (Matrix Elements of A rightarrow Aij)
• 7.18 Model Function Dot Green's fn. Gdot-Graphene
• 7.19 Landau Quantized Energy Spectrum: Graphene-Dot
• 7.20 Model Q-Wire Green's Function GW-Dichalcogenide
• 7.21 Q-Wire Green's Fn. Elements (Gr review)
• 7.22 Model Q-Wire Eigenenergy Dispersion Relation.
• 7.23 Landau Quantized Dichalcogenide Q-Wire Energy Spectrum
• 7.24 Model Q-Anti-dot Lattice Dichalcogenide Landau Minibands
• 7.25 Lattice GL-Fn. In Magnetic Field: Analysis
• 7.26 Solution for Lattice GL-Function
• 7.27 Q-Anti-dot Lattice Energy Spectrum: Landau Minibands
• 7.28 Dispersion Relation Analysis for Small Anti-dot Area
• 7.29 Landau Minibands
• 7.30 Statistical Thermodynamics of Group VI Dichalcogenides in Magnetic Field
• 7.31 Thermodynamic Functions: Relations
• 7.32 Wilson's Evaluation in Terms of Ordinary Partition Function
• 7.33 Retarded Green's Fn. and Ordinary Partition Function
• 7.34 Thermodynamic Green's Function and Spectral Weight A
• 7.35 Landau Quantized Dichalcogenide Spectral Weight
• 7.36 Dichalcogenide Grand Potential: Degenerate Regime
• 7.37 Contour Integral for Ω: Degenerate Regime
• 7.38 Grand Potential in the Degenerate Regime: Further Comments
• 7.39 Magnetic Moment of Landau Quantized Dichalcogenides
• 7.40 Entropy of Landau Quantized Dichalcogenides
• Specific Heat
• 8 T-3 "DICED" LATTICE Quantum Dynamics and Statistical Thermodynamics (a) Zero Magnetic Field and (b) Landau Quantized
• 8.1 Introduction
• 8.2 Dynamics and Statistical Thermodynamics of the T-3 Diced Lattice
• 8.3 "Diced" Lattice: Retarded Green's Fn. Gret at Zero Field
• 8.4 Statistical Thermodynamic Functions: Diced Lattice
• 8.5 Grand Potential Ω
• 8.6 Degenerate Regime Continued: Ω Calculation
• 8.7 Contour Integration for Ω
• 8.8 Ω In the Degenerate Regime
• 8.9 Entropy and Specific Heat: Degenerate Regime
• 8.10 T-3 "Diced" Lattice in Quantizing Magnetic Field B
• 8.11 Green's Function Equations (9 Elements Gij)
• 8.12 Gij ("0245R,ω) Solutions
• Energy Spectrum
• 8.13 Grand Potential Ω for Diced Lattice In Magnetic Field.
• 8.14 Ω for Landau Quantized Diced Lattice: Degenerate Regime: µβto infty
• 8.15 Magnetic Moment M of Diced Lattice: Degenerate Regime ( T to 0 )
• 8.16 Magnetic Moment M of Diced Lattice: Temperature Corrections ΔM in the Approach to T = 0
• 8.17 Entropy and Specific Heat of Landau-Quantized Diced Lattice
• 8.18 Summary: T-3 Diced Lattice-Zero Field Statistical Thermodynamic Degenerate Regime
• 8.19 Summary: T-3 Diced Lattice-Magnetic Field Statistical Thermodynamics (A) Degenerate Regime
• 8.20 Summary: T-3 Diced Lattice-Magnetic Field Statistical Thermodynamics (B) Degenerate Regime
• 9 Exact Temperature and Density Dependencies of the Statistical Thermodynamic Functions of the Pseudospin-1 Diced Lattice Carriers
• 9.1 Introduction
• 9.2 Calculations
• 9.3 Degenerate Limit
• 9.4 Non-degenerate Limit
• 9.5 Discussion
• 10 Non-Markovian Fermionic Quantum State Diffusion Approach
• 10.1 Introduction
• 10.2 The NMQSD Theory for Quantum System Coupled to Fermionic Baths
• 10.2.1 The General Stochastic Schrödinger Equation and the Corresponding Master Equation
• 10.2.2 Examples of Solving Fermionic Bath with Fermionic NMQSD Equation
• 10.2.3 Summary
• 10.3 NMQSD Theory for a Quantum System Coupled to a Hybrid Bath
• 10.3.1 Hybrid Baths: Commutative and Anti-commutative Cases
• 10.3.2 Commutative Hybrid Bath
• 10.3.3 Anti-commutative Hybrid Bath
• 10.3.4 Summary
• 10.4 Conclusion
• 10.5 Appendix: Grassmann Algebra and Fermionic Coherent State
• 11 Synthetic Spin-Orbit-Coupling in Ultracold Atomic Gases and Topological Superfluids
• 11.1 Introduction
• 11.2 Spin-Orbit-Coupled Bose-Einstein Condensate
• 11.2.1 Synthetic Spin-Orbit-Coupling
• 11.2.2 Mean-Field Description
• 11.2.3 Hydrodynamic Theory
• 11.2.4 Low-Energy Collective Modes.
• 11.3 Spin-Orbit-Coupled Fermi Gas and Topological Superfluid.

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3-030-93460-8

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