Solid-state energy conversion technologies such as thermoelectric and thermionic refrigeration and power generation require materials with low thermal conductivity but good electrical conductivity, which are difficult to realize in bulk semiconductors. Nanostructures such as quantum wires and quantum wells provide alternative approaches to improve the solid-state energy conversion efficiency th...

We develop a simple analytical model to study the influence of different material systems on the operation of a quantum-point-contact spin filter. Such a device has been predicted to allow for local control of the spin polarization in a semiconductor, and for direct electrical detection of the induced spin polarization. Narrow band-gap semiconductors, such as InAs and InSb, are predicted to exh...

the present work deals with the synthesis and characterization of cds nanoparticles with good thermal stability and optical properties by a novel and simple synthetic route. the nanoparticles were synthesized via chemical precipitation method in a single reaction vessel under ambient conditions. the prepared cds nanoparticles were compared with the bulk cds. the optical properties were determin...

Abstract In this paper, we explore the impact of electron-phonon ( e-ph ) coupling on Wigner crystallization occurring due to strong electron-electron e-e interactions in a semiconductor-based electron quantum wire. The is represented by Fröhlich interaction potential and correlations are included within dynamic version self-consistent mean-field approximation Hasegawa Shimizu. Numerical result...

The comparison of growth processes and fluorescent properties of CdZnTe semiconductor quantum dots that are synthesized in different concentrations of Zn2+ in water are discussed in this paper. The samples are characterized through absorbtion (UV) and photoluminescence spectra (PL). The results show that when the reaction time is prolonged, the absorption peak and fluorescent emission peak pres...

The comparison of growth processes and fluorescent properties of CdZnTe semiconductor quantum dots that are synthesized in different concentrations of Zn2+ in water are discussed in this paper. The samples are characterized through absorbtion (UV) and photoluminescence spectra (PL). The results show that when the reaction time is prolonged, the absorption peak and fluorescent emission peak pres...

Colloidal quantum dots offer broad tuning of semiconductor band structure via the quantum size effect. In this paper, we present a detailed investigation on the influence of the thickness of colloidal lead sulfide (PbS) nanocrystals (active layer) to the photovoltaic performance of colloidal quantum dot solar cells. The PbS nanocrystals (QDs) were synthesized in a non-coordinating solvent, 1-oc...

Electronic transport is theoretically investigated in laterally confined semiconductor superlattices using the formalism of nonequilibrium Green’s functions. Velocity-field characteristics are calculated for nanowire superlattices of varying diameters, from the quantum dot superlattice regime to the quantum well superlattice regime. Scattering processes due to electron-phonon couplings, phonon ...

Using the boundary element dual reciprocity method-multi domain (DRM-MD), bound electron states and the corresponding wave functions in semiconductor quantum wires embedded in a matrix were considered. The single circular and rectangular as well as the two near circular quantum wires were analysed. In the case of two coupled quantum wires, the dependence of the resulting wave function and eigen...