It is known that major restrictions of room-temperature semiconductor photodetectors and some other optoelectronic devices are caused by short photoelectron lifetime, which strongly reduces the photoresponse. Detectors based on nanostructures with potential barriers have the strong potential to overcome the limitations in quantum well photodetectors due to various possibilities for engineering of specific kinetic and transport properties. Here I review photocarrier kinetics in traditional quantum dot infrared photodetectors and present results of the investigations related to the quantum-dot (QD) structures with potential barriers created around dots and with collective barriers surrounding groups of quantum dots (planes, clusters etc). To optimize the photodetectors based on QD structures, I develop and exploit a model of the room-temperature QD photodetector. Using Monte-Carlo simulations, I investigate photoelectron capture and transit processes, as functions of selective doping of a QD structure, its geometry, and applied electric field. The simulation results demonstrate that the capture processes are substantially suppressed by the collective potential barriers around the groups of QDs. Detailed analysis shows that the effects of the electric field can be explained by electron heating, i.e. field effects become significant, when the shift of the electron temperature due to electron heating reaches the barrier height. Besides manageable photoelectron kinetics, which allows one to employ QDIP as an adaptive detector with changing parameters, the advanced QD structures will also provide high coupling to radiation, low generation-recombination noise, and high scalability.

Our research on quantum-dot infrared photodetectors has been concentrated on increasing of photoconductive gain and responsivity. Innovative idea in design of sensitive quantum-dot infrared photodetector is to use a structure with quantum dots surrounded by repulsive potential barriers, which are created due to interdot doping. Spatial separation of the localized ground state and continuum conducting states of the electron increases significantly the photoelectron capture time and photoconductive gain. Large value of the gain results in high responsivity, which in turn improves detectivity and raises the device operating temperature.

This book presents a comprehensive overview of state-of-the-art quantum dot photodetectors, including device fabrication technologies, optical engineering/manipulation strategies, and emerging photodetectors with building blocks of novel quantum dots (e.g. perovskite) as well as their hybrid structured (e.g. 0D/2D) materials. Semiconductor quantum dots have attracted much attention due to their unique quantum confinement effect, which allows for the facile tuning of optical properties that are promising for next-generation optoelectronic applications. Among these remarkable properties are large absorption coefficient, high photosensitivity, and tunable optical spectrum from ultraviolet/visible to infrared region, all of which are very attractive and favorable for photodetection applications. The book covers both fundamental and frontier research in order to stimulate readers' interests in developing novel ideas for semiconductor photodetectors at the center of future developments in materials science, nanofabrication technology and device commercialization. The book provides a knowledge sharing platform and can be used as a reference for researchers working in the fields of photonics, materials science, and nanodevices.

In the summer of 2009, leading professionals from industry, government, and academia gathered for a free-spirited debate on the future trends of microelectronics. This volume represents the summary of their valuable contributions. Providing a cohesive exploration and holistic vision of semiconductor microelectronics, this text answers such questions as: What is the future beyond shrinking silicon devices and the field-effect transistor principle? Are there green pastures beyond the traditional semiconductor technologies? This resource also identifies the direction the field is taking, enabling microelectronics professionals and students to conduct research in an informed, profitable, and forward-looking fashion.

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