The main objective of this work is to study the impact of compositional variation on the material property of zinc-based semiconductors. Non-thermal atmospheric pressure plasma systems are used to synthesise these nanosized semiconductors. Relevant applications are explored, spe…
In this thesis, we investigate the collective electron dynamics in single and coupled superlattice systems under the influence of a DC electric field. Firstly, we illustrate that Bloch oscillations suppress electron transport and the resulting charge domains form self-sustained …
The two-photon absorption (TPA) coefficient is measured in indium phosphide (InP) using femtosecond pulses to be 45cm/GW at 1.32μm. Nanosecond pulses are subsequently used to find the free-carrier refractive index cross-section, σ_r, and the free-carrier absorption coefficient, …
In recent years, interest has grown in the research fields of semiconductor lasers and photonic crystals. This thesis looks at integrating photonic crystals into existing semiconductor laser technology to act as functional laser mirrors. The majority of the research is conducted…
An investigation into the processes taking place at the surface interface of ferroelectric Pb(Zr1-x,Tix)O3 immersed in metal salt solution under ultraviolet illumination is presented. The semiconducting and switchable dipolar nature of this material allows the spatial separation…
The research carried out here employed analytical and imaging transmission electron microscopy and scanning transmission electron microscopy to gain a good understanding of local structure and composition of semiconductor nanocrystals and quantum dots for electronics and optoele…
This thesis describes the molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) growth and characterization of the ZnxMg(1−x)Se based semiconductor material system grown on InP substrates for quantum cascade lasers (QCLs) and other intersubband devices for room temperature operation and application in u…
Planar transistors have been the important building block of integrated circuits for decades, during which the size of transistors has steadily decreased. We will evaluate energy released due to recombination and also evaluate energy stored in the electric field for the step jun…
In this dissertation I have used photoluminescence (PL) spectrometric analysis to measure the temperature dependence of the spectral features of the direct band gap semiconductor CdxZn1−xSe , for two nominal concentrations x = 0.25, 0.50, in the temperature range 25–300 K. The e…