Semiconductor Quantum Dot Heterostructures (Growth and Applications)

摘要

The reduction of dimensionality of the carrier motion in quantum nanostructures brings new, interesting effects in semiconductor physics. In addition, it opens an exciting possibility of improving the device performance. It has been predicted that the delta-function like density of states inherent for the objects with three-dimensional quantum confinement (quantum dots) should lead to the decrease in threshold current density, and improvement of its temperature stability (for semiconductor injection lasers when the quantum dot heterostructures are used as an active region).