Nanostructured Semiconductors

Focuses on the development of semiconductor nanocrystals and their technologies and applications, including energy harvesting, solar cells, solid oxide fuel cells, and chemical sensors.

Include other 2D materials, such as dichalcogenides to present a comprehensive resource on the latest advancements in nanostructured semiconductors.

Reviews the fundamental physics of conductivity and electron arrangement before proceeding to practical applications.

Contains a unique chapter dedicated to the new atomic layer deposition (ALD) technique which has the ability to develop 2D nanostructures with great precision.

Applications and Developments

Nanostructured semiconductors include energy harvesting, solar cells, solid oxide fuel cells, and chemical sensors. Semiconductor oxides are used in electronics, optics, catalysts, sensors, and other functional devices.

In their 2D form, the reduction in size confers exceptional properties, useful for creating faster electronics and more efficient catalysts.

Since the first edition of the book, there has been significant progress in the development of new functional nanomaterials with unique and sometimes unpredictable quantum-confined properties within the class called two-dimensional (2D) semiconductors.

These nanocrystals represent extremely thin nano-structures with thickness of just a few nanometers.

Since that time, not only were 2D semiconductor oxides further developed, but more importantly, 2D metal dichalcogenides, such as MoS₂, MoSe₂, WS₂, WSe₂, and others, also progressed significantly in their development, demonstrating their superior properties compared to their bulk and microstructural counterparts. The book has been expanded to include these advancements.

Book Structure

The book begins with the structure and properties of semiconductor nanocrystals (chapter 1), addresses electronic device applications (chapter 2), discusses 2D oxides and dichalcogenide semiconductors (chapters 3 through 5), and ends with energy, environment, and bio applications (chapters 6 through 8).