8.1 Summary
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The highlighted example of past interactions between the partners from Hangzhou
and Marburg can reveal the fruitful nature of such collaborations. In this context, the
first Sino–German Symposium on Functional Nano-Materials Science (FNMS2018),
which was jointly held at the Zhejiang University in 2018, paved the way for further
research cooperation within a binational group (FNMS-COOP) including the author’s
team—briefly addressed in this work’s outlook part.
From the discussed subjects, it can be easily evidenced that nanostructuring capabilities are the key to the success in the modern world of micro- and nanotechnological
devices, whereas optical characterisation remains an indispensable tool for the study
of all the discussed semiconductor quantum structures and nanomaterials. Numerous useful methods are summarised within this work in the context of the pursued
research. The role of quantisation effects is also briefly highlighted for pedagogical purposes. Without proper spectroscopic techniques one would literally be in the
dark, unable to tap many of the possibilities. This would be a great deficit given the
fact that one would miss the chance to explore a wonderful world of many-particle
effects, excitations and their correlations, as well as complex electronic compounds
in solids. All these give rise to a plethora of sophisticated applications for semiconductor structures and devices that have recently entered the second phase of a
quantum technological revolution.
8.2 Concluding Remarks
Semiconductor photonics and quantum technologies have been major contributors to
modern scientific and industrial achievements and have enabled optical, electronical
and optoelectronic tools that have a strong impact on our daily lives ranging from
information processing, communications and industrial production to security and
medical applications. Consequently, they are strongly in the focus of current research
endeavours to guarantee steady progress on the scientific and engineering frontier.
The study of quantum structures and the understanding of quantum phenomena are
an essential part of research in these two key scientific domains. Similarly crucial for
the fast development of the aforementioned technologies is the discovery of novel
(semiconductor) materials and their proper utilisation. Thus, interdisciplinary work at
the crossroads of quantum physics, nanotechnology, materials science and photonics
has been inevitable with regard to, both, the development of these technologies and the
research performed within this Habilitation project settled in this topical landscape.
In the past six years
1 , a plethora of relevant investigations had been begun as well
as successfully concluded in Marburg, Germany, and the way to many more explorations has been paved by the project works summarised within this book. While
the focus and emphasis was shaped by the previously existing as well as ongoing
research activities and the rich measurement capabilities of the author’s host group, a
big flexibility, diversity and independence in the study of interesting nanomaterials,
1 Expressing the author’s view in early summer 2020.
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The highlighted example of past interactions between the partners from Hangzhou
and Marburg can reveal the fruitful nature of such collaborations. In this context, the
first Sino–German Symposium on Functional Nano-Materials Science (FNMS2018),
which was jointly held at the Zhejiang University in 2018, paved the way for further
research cooperation within a binational group (FNMS-COOP) including the author’s
team—briefly addressed in this work’s outlook part.
From the discussed subjects, it can be easily evidenced that nanostructuring capabilities are the key to the success in the modern world of micro- and nanotechnological
devices, whereas optical characterisation remains an indispensable tool for the study
of all the discussed semiconductor quantum structures and nanomaterials. Numerous useful methods are summarised within this work in the context of the pursued
research. The role of quantisation effects is also briefly highlighted for pedagogical purposes. Without proper spectroscopic techniques one would literally be in the
dark, unable to tap many of the possibilities. This would be a great deficit given the
fact that one would miss the chance to explore a wonderful world of many-particle
effects, excitations and their correlations, as well as complex electronic compounds
in solids. All these give rise to a plethora of sophisticated applications for semiconductor structures and devices that have recently entered the second phase of a
quantum technological revolution.
8.2 Concluding Remarks
Semiconductor photonics and quantum technologies have been major contributors to
modern scientific and industrial achievements and have enabled optical, electronical
and optoelectronic tools that have a strong impact on our daily lives ranging from
information processing, communications and industrial production to security and
medical applications. Consequently, they are strongly in the focus of current research
endeavours to guarantee steady progress on the scientific and engineering frontier.
The study of quantum structures and the understanding of quantum phenomena are
an essential part of research in these two key scientific domains. Similarly crucial for
the fast development of the aforementioned technologies is the discovery of novel
(semiconductor) materials and their proper utilisation. Thus, interdisciplinary work at
the crossroads of quantum physics, nanotechnology, materials science and photonics
has been inevitable with regard to, both, the development of these technologies and the
research performed within this Habilitation project settled in this topical landscape.
In the past six years
1 , a plethora of relevant investigations had been begun as well
as successfully concluded in Marburg, Germany, and the way to many more explorations has been paved by the project works summarised within this book. While
the focus and emphasis was shaped by the previously existing as well as ongoing
research activities and the rich measurement capabilities of the author’s host group, a
big flexibility, diversity and independence in the study of interesting nanomaterials,
1 Expressing the author’s view in early summer 2020.