Quantum Engineering of States in Heterostructure-based Detectors for Enhance Performance

Abstract

The investigators have undertaken several quantum engineering and phonon engineering efforts underlying the enhancement of the performance of nanostructure-based sensors and electronic optoelectronic devices. These include: design of novel photodetectors relying on phonon-assisted transitions as well as photon absorption events; AlGaAs/GaAs triple well photodetector; spontaneous polarization induced electric fields in nanostructures. This research includes modeling and theory of quantum confined structures as well as related experimental studies.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 26, 2017
Accession Number
AD1036347

Entities

People

  • Michael A. Stroscio

Organizations

  • University of Illinois at Chicago

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Detectors
  • Electric Fields
  • Electronics
  • Electronics Laboratories
  • Energy Bands
  • Energy Levels
  • Engineering
  • Heterojunctions
  • Materials
  • Modules (Electronics)
  • Nanostructures
  • Optoelectronic Devices
  • Quantum Dots
  • Quantum Electronics
  • Quantum Well Lasers
  • Quantum Wells
  • Transitions

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Semiconductor Device Technology
  • Theoretical Analysis.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Quantum Computing
  • Quantum Science - Quantum Dots