Preface
This book delivers a topical overview of the vast field of semiconductor photonics
of nanomaterials and quantum structures, for which a number of applications in
optoelectronics and quantum technologies are highlighted together with a selection
of fundamental research aspects. In this context, the reader will get acquainted with
functional nanomaterials, monolayer semiconductors, and a hand-full of common as
well as useful optical techniques for the characterisation of semiconductor quantum
structures. Beginning with an introduction into functional nanomaterials sciences
(Chap. 1), insights into the world of two-dimensional (2D) materials (Chap. 2),
light–matter interactions (Chap. 3) and quantum technologies (Chap. 4) are provided
based on a variety of examples and studies. Numerous useful experimental methods
are summarised consecutively (Chap. 5), whereas the role of quantisation effects
(Chap. 6) and nanostructuring possibilities (Chap. 7) are also briefly highlighted for
pedagogical purposes. At the end, a conclusion-and-outlook section related to my
own research activities pursued within and beyond a Habilitation project is found
(Chap. 8).
Throughout the book, a plethora of references is provided. Given the choice of
examples and the scope of explanations, the content of this work may serve as an
introduction to the covered research topics, and the interested reader is encouraged to
extend the view on this subject with the help of numerous books and review articles
available in the precious pool of literature, many of which are referred to within the
chapters of this book. Inevitably, the link to my own works is often established, as it
lies in the nature of a Habilitation to summarise own works in the discussed fields in
the context of ongoing developments. Nonetheless, keeping the fraction at about a
tenth of the overall citations, a fair, meaningful, and diverse coverage shall be offered
which puts great emphasis on the remarkable achievements and discoveries out there
by the global science community related to the topic of this book. It is my wish
to make the presented topic tangible to a broad readership, ranging from research
fellows, lecturers, and students to interested science and engineering professionals
in the interdisciplinary domains of photonics, materials sciences, nanotechnology,
and quantum physics.
The exciting world of quantum physics and light–matter interactions has been
the motivation behind a vast amount of research and has recently brought up this
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This book delivers a topical overview of the vast field of semiconductor photonics
of nanomaterials and quantum structures, for which a number of applications in
optoelectronics and quantum technologies are highlighted together with a selection
of fundamental research aspects. In this context, the reader will get acquainted with
functional nanomaterials, monolayer semiconductors, and a hand-full of common as
well as useful optical techniques for the characterisation of semiconductor quantum
structures. Beginning with an introduction into functional nanomaterials sciences
(Chap. 1), insights into the world of two-dimensional (2D) materials (Chap. 2),
light–matter interactions (Chap. 3) and quantum technologies (Chap. 4) are provided
based on a variety of examples and studies. Numerous useful experimental methods
are summarised consecutively (Chap. 5), whereas the role of quantisation effects
(Chap. 6) and nanostructuring possibilities (Chap. 7) are also briefly highlighted for
pedagogical purposes. At the end, a conclusion-and-outlook section related to my
own research activities pursued within and beyond a Habilitation project is found
(Chap. 8).
Throughout the book, a plethora of references is provided. Given the choice of
examples and the scope of explanations, the content of this work may serve as an
introduction to the covered research topics, and the interested reader is encouraged to
extend the view on this subject with the help of numerous books and review articles
available in the precious pool of literature, many of which are referred to within the
chapters of this book. Inevitably, the link to my own works is often established, as it
lies in the nature of a Habilitation to summarise own works in the discussed fields in
the context of ongoing developments. Nonetheless, keeping the fraction at about a
tenth of the overall citations, a fair, meaningful, and diverse coverage shall be offered
which puts great emphasis on the remarkable achievements and discoveries out there
by the global science community related to the topic of this book. It is my wish
to make the presented topic tangible to a broad readership, ranging from research
fellows, lecturers, and students to interested science and engineering professionals
in the interdisciplinary domains of photonics, materials sciences, nanotechnology,
and quantum physics.
The exciting world of quantum physics and light–matter interactions has been
the motivation behind a vast amount of research and has recently brought up this
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