Piezotronics and Piezo-Phototronics [electronic resource] /
Wang, Zhong Lin.author.
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.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction to Piezotronics and Piezo-Phototronics -- Piezopotential in Wurtzite Semiconductors -- Basic Theory of Piezotronics -- Piezotronic Transistors -- Piezotronic Logic Circuits and Operations -- Piezotronic Electromechanical Memories -- Theory of Piezo-Phototronics -- Piezo-Phototronic Effect on Solar Cells.- Piezo-Phototronic Effect on Photodetector.- Piezo-Phototronic Effect on Light-Emitting Diode -- Piezo-Phototronic Effect on Electrochemical Processes and Energy Storage.
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.
Optical materials.
Electronic materials.
Condensed matter.
Electronics.
Microelectronics.
Electronic circuits.
Lasers.
Photonics.
Nanotechnology.
Optical and Electronic Materials.
Condensed Matter Physics.
Electronics and Microelectronics, Instrumentation.
Electronic Circuits and Devices.
Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices.
Nanotechnology and Microengineering.