Quantum Heterostructures: Microelectronics and Optoelectronics

Quantum Heterostructures provides a detailed description of the key physical and engineering principles of quantum semiconductor heterostructures. Blending important concepts from physics, materials science, and electrical engineering, it also explains clearly the behaviour and operating features of modern microelectronic and optoelectronic devices. The authors begin by outlining the trends that have driven development in this field, most importantly the need for high-performance devices in computer, information, and communications technologies. They then describe the basics of quantum nanoelectronics, including various transport mechanisms. In the latter part of the book, they cover novel microelectronic devices, and optical devices based on quantum heterostructures. The book contains many homework problems and is suitable as a textbook for undergraduate and graduate courses in electrical engineering, physics, or materials science. It will also be of great interest to those involved in research or development in microelectronic or optoelectronic devices.

Contents

Preface; 1. Trends in microelectronics and optoelectronics; 2. Theoretical basis of nanoelectronics; 3. Electrons in quantum structures; 4. Properties of particular quantum structures; 5. Lattice vibrations in quantum structures; 6. Electron scattering in quantum structures; 7. Parallel transport in quantum structures; 8. Perpendicular transport in quantum structures; 9. Electronic devices based on quantum heterostructures; 10. Optics of quantum structures; 11. Electro-optics and nonlinear optics; 12. Optical devices based on quantum structures.

《量子異質結構》詳細描述了量子半導體異質結構的關鍵物理和工程原理。結合了物理學、材料科學和電氣工程的重要概念，清楚解釋了現代微電子和光電子器件的行為和操作特性。作者首先概述了推動該領域發展的趨勢，尤其是在計算機、信息和通信技術中對高性能器件的需求。然後描述了量子納米電子學的基礎，包括各種傳輸機制。在書的後半部分，他們涵蓋了基於量子異質結構的新型微電子器件和光學器件。該書包含許多作業問題，適合作為電氣工程、物理學或材料科學本科和研究生課程的教科書。對於從事微電子或光電子器件研究或開發的人士也非常有興趣。

目錄:
前言; 1. 微電子和光電子的趨勢; 2. 納米電子的理論基礎; 3. 量子結構中的電子; 4. 特定量子結構的性質; 5. 量子結構中的晶格振動; 6. 量子結構中的電子散射; 7. 量子結構中的平行傳輸; 8. 量子結構中的垂直傳輸; 9. 基於量子異質結構的電子器件; 10. 量子結構的光學; 11. 電光學和非線性光學; 12. 基於量子結構的光學器件。