Phonons in Nanostructures (2nd Edition) [2005]

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1、ThispageintentionallyleftblankPhononsinnanostructuresThisbookfocusesonthetheoryofphononinteractionsinnanoscalestructureswithparticularemphasisonmodernelectronicandoptoelectronicdevices.Thecontinuingprogressinthefabricationofsemiconductornanostructureswit

2、hlowerdimensionalfeatureshasledtodeviceswithenhancedfunctionalityandeventonoveldeviceswithnewoperatingprinciples.Thecriticalroleofphononeffectsinsuchsemiconductordevicesiswellknown.Thereisthereforeapressingneedforagreaterawarenessandunderstandingofconfine

3、dphononeffects.Akeygoalofthisbookistodescribetractablemodelsofconfinedphononsandhowtheseareappliedtocalculationsofbasicpropertiesandphenomenaofsemiconductorheterostructures.Thelevelofpresentationisappropriateforundergraduateandgraduatestudentsinphysicsand

4、engineeringwithsomebackgroundinquantummechanicsandsolidstatephysicsordevices.Abasicunderstandingofelectromagnetismandclassicalacousticsisassumed.iiDRMICHAELA.STROSCIOearnedaPh.D.inphysicsfromYaleUniversityandheldresearchpositionsattheLosAlamosScientificLa

5、boratoryandtheJohnsHopkinsUniversityAppliedPhysicsLaboratory,beforemovingintothemanagementoffederalresearchanddevelopmentatavarietyofUSgovernmentagencies.DrStrosciohasservedasapolicyanalystfortheWhiteHouseOfficeofScienceandTechnologyPolicyandasViceChairma

6、noftheWhiteHousePanelonScientificCommunication.HehastaughtphysicsandelectricalengineeringatseveraluniversitiesincludingDukeUniversity,theNorthCarolinaStateUniversityandtheUniversityofCaliforniaatLosAngeles.DrStroscioiscurrentlytheSeniorScientistintheOffice

7、oftheDirectorattheUSArmyResearchOffice(ARO)aswellasanAdjunctProfessoratbothDukeUniversityandtheNorthCarolinaStateUniversity.Hehasauthoredabout500publications,presentationsandpatentscoveringawidevarietyoftopicsinthephysicalsciencesandelectronics.Heistheaut

8、horofQuantumHeterostructures:MicroelectronicsandOptoelectronicsandthejointeditoroftwoWorldScientificbooksentitledQuantum-basedElectronicDevicesandSystemsandAdvancesinSemiconductorLasersandApplicationstoOptoelectronics.Heisa