PIEZOTRONICS AND PIEZO-PHOTOTRONICS by Zhong Lin Wang ( 9783642342363 )

Item Details

Title:

PIEZOTRONICS AND PIEZO-PHOTOTRONICS

By:

Format:

Hardback

List price:	£109.99
We currently do not stock this item, please contact the publisher directly for further information.

ISBN 10:

3642342361

ISBN 13:

9783642342363

Publisher:

SPRINGER-VERLAG BERLIN AND HEIDELBERG GMBH & CO. KG

Pub. date:

11 January, 2013

Edition:

2013 ed.

Series:

Microtechnology and MEMS

Pages:

248

Description:

This book introduces the fundamentals of piezotronics and piezo-phototronics, and shows how the functionality of piezotroics and piezo-phototronics are complementary to CMOS technology. Describes applications in sensing, nanorobotics and many other areas.

Synopsis:

The fundamental principle of piezotronics and piezo-phototronics were introduced by Wang in 2007 and 2010, respectively. Due to the polarization of ions in a crystal that has non-central symmetry in materials, such as the wurtzite structured ZnO, GaN and InN, a piezoelectric potential (piezopotential) is created in the crystal by applying a stress. Owing to the simultaneous possession of piezoelectricity and semiconductor properties, the piezopotential created in the crystal has a strong effect on the carrier transport at the interface/junction. Piezotronics is for devices fabricated using the piezopotential as a "gate" voltage to control charge carrier transport at a contact or junction. The piezo-phototronic effect uses the piezopotential to control the carrier generation, transport, separation and/or recombination for improving the performance of optoelectronic devices, such as photon detector, solar cell and LED. The functionality offered by piezotroics and piezo-phototronics are complimentary to CMOS technology. There is an effective integration of piezotronic and piezo-phototronic devices with silicon based CMOS technology. Unique applications can be found in areas such as human-computer interfacing, sensing and actuating in nanorobotics, smart and personalized electronic signatures, smart MEMS/NEMS, nanorobotics and energy sciences. This book introduces the fundamentals of piezotronics and piezo-phototronics and advanced applications. It gives guidance to researchers, engineers and graduate students.

Illustrations:

135 Illustrations, color; 10 Illustrations, black and white; XI, 248 p. 145

Publication:

Germany

Imprint:

Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K

Returns:

Returnable

Some other items by this author:

ELASTIC AND INELASTIC SCATTERING IN ELECTRON DIFFRACTION AND IMAGING (HB)

ELECTRON MICROSCOPY OF NANOTUBES (HB)

FUNCTIONAL METAL-OXIDE NANOSTRUCTURES (HB)