Low-Dimensional Materials, Systems and Applications, Volume 1: Volume 1 Principles, Methods, and Approaches in Electronics and Photonics(Volume 1 Woodhead Publishing Series in Electronic and Optical Materials)

Low-Dimensional Materials, Systems and Applications, Volume 1: Principles, Methods, and Approaches in Electronics and Photonics showcases the complexities and uniqueness of low-dimensional materials and highlights the most recent discoveries in the fields of electronics and photonics. Low-dimensional nanoscale materials are challenging as they exhibit properties distinctly different from their bulk counterparts. There is an exponential increase of reactivity at the molecular level due to high surface-to-volume ratios in these materials, and not only are their electronic, optical, and chemical properties different, so too are their mechanical characteristics. This book highlights the state-of-the-art theoretical and experimental descriptions of the complexities, unique properties, and latest applications of low-dimensional materials with a particular focus on the fields of electronics and photonics. The book is primarily for researchers working on the simulation, fabrication, analysis, and uses of low-dimensional nanoscale materials, including materials scientists, electrical engineers, condensed matter physicists, and chemists.

Table of Contents:
Multiquantum well photodetectors: photon trapping enabling performance enhancement and computational imaging Design and optimization of low-dimensional photonic devices Nonequilibrium Green’s function method for transport in nanoscale devices with superconducting elements Fabrication, characterizations and applications of inorganic two-dimensional materials Low-dimensional carbon: microstructures and electronic transport Low-dimensional lead halide perovskite nanocrystals: synthesis, properties, and applications Microscopic understanding of two-dimensional magnets Structure and mechanical properties of nanocrystalline thin films processed by multitarget magnetron sputtering Magnetic materials in low dimensions X-ray absorption fine structure of low-dimensional systems Neutron scattering—a unique probe to investigate low-dimensional magnetic systems Low-dimensional materials for next-generation optoelectronics, photonics, and plasmonics Nanoscale secondary-ion mass spectrometry for chemical composition analysis and ultrahigh resolution imaging of low-dimensional systems Perspectives of low-dimensional luminescent rare earth phosphates: applications and challenges Noble metal nanostructures: insights on random laser applications Quantum dots as a fluorescent probe for the detection of metal ions Porous anodic alumina-assisted electrodeposition of Cu-based heterojunction nanowire arrays: synthesis, characterization, and applications Two-dimensional nanomaterials for high-performance supercapacitor electrode applications Multilevel inverters for power systems: a reduced-component topology for nanoscale CMOS implementation Strain engineering to improve thermoelectric performance of two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides Low-dimensional materials in piezoelectric and triboelectric nanogenerators Prospects of two-dimensional nanoscale functional materials with relevance in sensing and actuation Recent advances in nanotechnology in the production of green hydrogen via photoelectrochemical process

About the Author :
Purushottam Chakraborty is a former senior professor at the Surface Physics and Materials Science Division, Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata, India. His research focusses on atomic collisions in solids, ion-beam modifications and ion-beam analysis of materials, secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS), secondary neutral mass spectrometry (SNMS), NanoSIMS, low-dimensional materials and nanostructures, molecular beam epitaxy (MBE), X-UV optics, optoelectronics, nonlinear optics, photonics, and plasmonics. Dambarudhar Mohanta is a professor of physics at Tezpur University, Tezpur, Assam, India. His current research interests include optoelectronic materials, 2D materials, radiation-induced phenomena, surface wettability of natural systems, nano-bio interface engineering, electrochemical and biosensing, bio-photonics, and soft matter physics.