Low-dimensional semiconductors : materials, physics, technology, devices

This book describes the advances in semiconductor science and technology over the last 25 years, with multilayer semiconductor structures as the constant theme running through the book. While mainstream silicon memory and microprocessor chips still work with uniform silicon as the starting point, the whole of communication both electronic and optical, rely on multilayers. During that time the performance of semiconductor devices, whether this be speed, sensitivity, efficiency or any other attribute, has greatly advanced. This book describes new and exciting quantum physics, advances with materials and technology, and the devices themselves, in unified and coherent overview.