Semiconductor alloy nanowires and nanobelts with tunable optical properties

IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 808-818

  Pan, Anlian ^a,b   Nichols, Patricia L ^c   Ning, C Z ^c  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HUNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Arizona State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Nanowires (NWs); optoelectronics; photovoltaic effects; semiconductor alloys; semiconductor lasers

Indexed keywords

ALLOY COMPOSITIONS; ALLOY SEMICONDUCTORS; BAND GAPS; COMPOSITION-GRADED; FULL-SPECTRUM; SEMI-CONDUCTOR ALLOYS; WIDELY TUNABLE; WIDELY TUNABLE LASERS;

ALLOYS; ENERGY GAP; EPITAXIAL GROWTH; GROWTH (MATERIALS); LASERS; NANOBELTS; NANOWIRES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 80051703204     PISSN: 1077260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSTQE.2010.2064159     Document Type: Review

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