Semiconductor nanostructures

The course presents the fundamental concepts and purposes of semiconducting nanostructures. It shows how the size reduction of semiconducting materials can lead to fundamental technological breakthroughs. In particular, the tailoring of the properties of electronic or phononic transport as well as of light emission are illustrated through recent examples (superlattices, 2D electron gas, quantum cascade lasers) and potential applications (nanowire transistors, single photon sources).