Quantum Dot Photodetectors (eBook)

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.

Jiang Wu is a Professor at University of Electronic Science and Technology of China. Dr. Wu received his PhD degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Arkansas-Fayetteville in 2011. He was with UESTC as an Associate Professor and then Professor at UESTC from 2011 to 2015. He joined the Photonics group at University College London as a Research Associate in 2012. From 2015, he was a Lecturer at UCL. Since 2019, he has been a Full Professor at UESTC. He is a Fellow of Higher Education Academy, IEEE Senior Member, and Chinese Society for Optical Engineering Senior Member. His current interest is mainly focused on emerging quantum dots and perovskite photodetectors.

Zhiming M. Wang is a Professor of National Distinguished Experts at University of Electronic Science and Technology of China. He received a B.S. in Applied Physics from Qingdao University (1992), an M.S. in Physics from Peking University (1995), and a Ph.D. in Condensed Matter Physics from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (1998). He is a Fellow of the Optical Society of America (OSA), Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), Fellow of the Institute of Physics (IoP), Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IMMM) and Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET). His research interests include the rational design of low-dimensional semiconductor nanomaterials for optoelectronic applications.