Book description
Quantum Wells, Wires and Dots, 3rd Edition
is aimed at providing all
the essential information, both theoretical and computational, in order
that the reader can, starting from essentially nothing, understand how
the electronic, optical and transport properties of semiconductor
heterostructures are calculated. Completely revised and updated, this
text is designed to lead the reader through a series of simple
theoretical and computational implementations, and slowly build from
solid foundations, to a level where the reader can begin to initiate
theoretical investigations or explanations of their own. Paul Harrison
is currently working in the Institute of Microwaves an photonics (IMP),
which is a research institute within the School of Electronic and
Electrical Engineering at the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom.
he can always be fond on the web, at the time of writing at:
http://www. ee.
leeds. ac. uk/homes/ph/
and always answers email. Currently he can be reached at:
p. harrison@leeds. ac.
uk or p.
harrison@physics. org
Paul is working on a wide variety of projects, most of which centre
around exploiting quantum mechanics for the creation of novel
opto-electronic devices, largely, but not exclusively, in
semiconductor Quantum Wells, Wires and Dots. Up-to-date information
can be found on his web page. He is always looking for exceptionally
well-qualified and motivated students to study for a PhD degree with
him-if interested, please don't hesitate to contact him.
Zoran Ikonic was Professor at the University of Belgrade and is
now also a researcher in the IMP. His research interests and
experience include the full width of semiconductor physics and
optoelectronic devices, in particular, band structure calculations,
strainlayered systems, carrier scattering theory, non-linear optics,
as well as conventional and quantum mechanical methods for device optimization.
Vladimir Jovanovic completed his PhD at the IMP on physical
models of quantum well infrared photodetectors and quantum cascade
lasers in GaN- and GaAs-based materials for near-, mid- and
far-infrared (terahertz) applications.
Marco Califano is a Royal Society University Research Fellow
bas3ed in the IMP at Leeds whose main interests focus on atomistic
Pseudopotential modelling of the electronic and optical properties of
semiconductor nanostructures of different materials for applications
in photovoltaics.
Craig A. Evans completed his PhD on the optical and thermal
properties of quantum cascade lasers in the School of Electronic and
Electrical Engineering, University of Leeds in 2008. He then worked as
a Postdoctoral Research Assistant in the IMP working in the field of
rare-earth doped fibre lasers and integrated photonic device modelling
and has now joined the staff of the school.
Dragan Indjin is an Academic Research Fellow in the IMP and has
research interests in semiconductor nanostructures, non-linear optics.
quantum computing and spintronics.
