Abstract One-dimensional (1D) ZnO nanostructures have been studied intensively and
extensively over the last decade not only for their remarkable chemical and physical …

A large amount of work world-wide has been directed towards obtaining an understanding
of the fundamental characteristics of porous Si. Much progress has been made following the …

The striking photoluminescence properties of porous silicon have attracted considerable
research interest since their discovery in 1990. Luminescence is due to excitonic …

Low-dimensional semiconductor structures, often referred to as nanocrystals or quantum
dots, exhibit fascinating behavior and have a multitude of potential applications, especially …

Porous Si exhibits a number of properties that make it an attractive material for controlled
drug delivery applications: The electrochemical synthesis allows construction of tailored …

MICROELECTRONIC device integration has progressed to the point where
complete'systems-on-a-chip'have been realized1–3. Now that optoelectronics is becoming …

Since the first edition of this book, a lot of interesting integrated optoelectronic devices were
investigated and introduced in numerous publications. Therefore, Springer and me decided …

1. Introduction 2. Porous silicon 2" 1. How porous silicon is produced 2" 2. Porous silicon
structure and morphology 2" 3. Porous silicon physical properties 2" 3.1. Luminescence in …

The rational modification of porous and single‐crystalline silico surfaces is of particular
interest for technologies based on silicon. Porous silicon, such as the layer shown in the …

THE industrial release of hydrocarbons and chlorine-containing organic molecules into the
environment continues to attract considerable public concern, which in turn has led to …