Optoelectronic design

Generally, epitaxial films have superior properties and, whenever possible, epitaxial growth should be promoted. The epitaxial CVD of silicon and III-V and E-VI compounds is now a major process in the semiconductor industry and is expected to play an increasingly important part in improving the performance of semiconductor and optoelectronic designs (see Chs. 13-15). 

Although the LED is one of the most basic optoelectronic devices, there exists a variety of complex and interacting material and stmctural considerations in designing these devices. These include the choice of materials for emission wavelength of the LED as well as the geometry and fabrication methods of the device. The principal stmctural properties of commercially available LEDs are summarized in Table 1. 

There is a growing interest in the non-linear optical (NLO) properties of organic materials. Organic and polymeric materials with large non-linear optical coefficients can be used in principle in optoelectronic and photonic devices, and a great deal of research effort has been expended in efforts to design new compounds with optimal NLO properties. 

The present chapter deals with the CVD of metals and some metal alloys and intermetallics. The metals are listed alphabetically. The range of applications is extensive as many of these materials play an important part in the fabrication of integrated circuits and other semiconductor devices in optoelectronic and optical applications, in corrosion protection, and in the design of structural parts. These applications are reviewed in greater depth in Chs. 13 to 19. 

The many possible combinations of II-V and II-VI compounds allow the tailoring of electronic and opto-electronic properties to suit specific applications. Of particular importance is the control of the stoichiometry of the element involved. This is achieved by the proper handling of the MOCVD reactions. Being able to tailor the bandgap imparts great flexibility in the design of transistors and optoelectronic devices. 

This manuscript describes the dendritic macromolecules for optical and optoelectronic apph-cations, particularly stimulated emission, laser emission, and nonlinear optics. Dendrimers have been designed and synthesized for these applications based on simple concepts. A coreshell structure, through the encapsulation of active imits by dendritic branches, or a cone-shaped structure, through the step-by-step reactions of active imits, can provide particular benefits for the optical high-gain media and nonlinear optical materials. It also described experimental results that support the methods presented for designing and fabricating functionalized dendrimers for optoelectronic applications, and theoretical results that reveal the intermolecular electronic effect of the dendritic structure. 

The aim of this tutorial is to present briefly some of the optoelectronic elements, which can be used for designing of the interfaces for FOCS. More details on optoelectronic devices can be found in the references6 8. Special attention is placed on the appropriate spectral matching of these elements in order to obtain a sensor exhibiting optimal measuring properties such as dynamic range, sensitivity etc. 

M.R. Andersson, O. Thomas, W. Mammo, M. Svensson, M. Theander, and O. Inganas, Substituted polythiophenes designed for optoelectronic devices and conductors, J. Mater. Chem., 9 1933-1940, 1999. 

T. Sano, Y. Nishio, Y. Hamada, H. Takahashi, T. Usuki, and K. Shibata, Design of conjugated molecular materials for optoelectronics, J. Mater. Chem., 10 157-161 (2000). 

Optoelectronics covering of displays, from small LCDs in cellular phones to large rear-projection television sets or screens designed for audio-visual presentations... Transparent technical parts indicators, dials, inspection holes, caps, casings, hoods and other electrical parts... 

We hope that this volume will not only become a key reference for those in the field, but also serve its purpose as a source of inspiration for the design of future generations of advanced materials with unique and/or unusual optoelectronic properties. 

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