Plummer Semiconductor Process

This book is concerned with the fabrication, operation and performance of modern semiconductor devices, the term 'device' being used here to encompass both discrete devices such as transistors and integrated circuits. The material presented has developed from a series of lectures given to students of electronics in the School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science at Kingston Polytechnic over the past few years.

This book covers virtually all aspects of semiconductor nanowires, from growth to related applications, in detail. First, it addresses nanowires’ growth mechanism, one of the most important topics at the forefront of nanowire research. The focus then shifts to surface functionalization: nanowires have a high surface-to-volume ratio and thus are well-suited to surface modification, which effectively functionalizes them.