Nanoscale Compound Semiconductors and their Optoelectronics Applications (Woodhead Publishing Series in Electronic and Optical Materials) - Softcover

Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Vijay B. Pawade is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Applied Physics at the Laxminarayan Innovation Technological University, Nagpur, India. His research focuses on rare earth-doped oxide materials and their applications in LEDs, solar cell devices, and photocatalytic processes.

Sanjay J. Dhoble is a Professor in the Department of Physics at Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University, India. During his research career he has worked on the synthesis and characterization of solid-state lighting materials and phosphors for solar cell efficiency enhancement, as well as the development of radiation dosimetry phosphors, and the biosynthesis of nanoparticles and their applications.

Hendrik C. Swart is a senior professor in the Department of Physics at the University of the Free State, South Africa. His research investigates the degradation of phosphors for field emission displays, as well as developing materials for nano solid-state lighting. He has been key in the development of processes to synthesize and deposit thin films of several types of semiconductor nanoparticles to enhance the color, luminescent intensity, and lifetime of such displays.

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Currently, there is breakthrough in the innovation and research in the development of compound semiconductor technologies. Thus, researchers are developing superior materials that fulfil the need of industry, as well as enable new directions for semiconductor-based technologies.

Nanoscale Compound Semiconductors and their Optoelectronics Applications provides the basic and fundamental properties of nanoscale compound semiconductors and their role in modern technological products. Compound semiconductors are of interest to a wide range of major industrial segments which including high power electronics, photonics, sensors, communication, and sustainability. The focus of this book is on optoelectronic applications. Hence this book has the potential to be of interest to a large multidisciplinary audience.

Nanoscale Compound Semiconductors and their Optoelectronics Applications discusses all important properties of this important category of materials such as their optical properties, size-dependent properties, and tunable properties. Key methods are reviewed including synthesis techniques and characterization strategies. The role of compound semiconductors in the advancement of energy efficient optoelectronics and solar cell devices is also discussed. The book touches on the photocatalytic property of the materials by doping with graphene oxides--an emerging and new pathway to develop efficient catalysts for process development in reaction engineering.

Nanoscale Compound Semiconductors and their Optoelectronics Applications emphasizes the development of low cost, non-toxic and energy efficient and environment friendly technologies.

This book is suitable for postgraduate students and early career researchers in academia or working in R&D in industry in the disciplines of materials science and engineering.