Epitaxial Growth of Semiconductor Nanostructures
A special issue of Crystals (ISSN 2073-4352).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2017)
Special Issue Editor
Interests: MOVPE epitaxy growths of compound semiconductors and semiconductor nanostructures; optoelectronic devices; semiconductor lasers and applications
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Dear Colleagues,
Semiconductor nanostructures, semiconductors with one dimension (quantum wells), two dimensions (nanowires), or three dimensions (quantum dots), shrink to smaller than 100 nm in size, show peculiar and fascinating properties, and have applications that are superior to their bulk counterparts. Since the successful development of quantum well (semiconductor 2D nanostructure) lasers in the 1970s, one of the richest areas of applications of semiconductor nanostructures has been the area of optoelectronic devices.
Currently, semiconductor nanostructures and technologies are advancing at a rapid pace, and are making revolutionary contributions in many fields, including optoelectronics, photonics, electronics, and materials science.
Semiconductor nanostructures have been enabled by advancements in epitaxial growth techniques, which are now capable of growing epilayers as thin as one atomic layer in thickness and with roughness that are a mere fraction of a monolayer. The development of advanced growth technologies, capable of realizing high crystalline quality, high purity, and a perfect interface of semiconductor nanostructures, is an enabling step in bringing semiconductor nano devices to reality.
It is my pleasure to invite you to submit a manuscript for this Special Issue on “Epitaxial Growth of Semiconductor Nanostructures”. Full papers, communications, and reviews are all welcome.
Dr. Xiaohong Tang
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Epitaxy growth
- Semiconductor nanostructure
- III-V semiconductors, II-VI semiconductors
- Oxides, superconductors, dielectrics
- Optoelectronics, photovoltaic devices, high speed and high power electronic devices, spintronics
