Co-authored by the discoverer of the piezotronic effect, this book is a fundamental and comprehensive survey of piezotronics and piezo-phototronics. Piezotronics is a term broadly applied to devices fabricated using the piezopotential as a gate voltage to tune/control charge carrier transport at a contact or junction. The piezo-phototronic effect describes the use of the piezopotential to control the carrier generation, transport, separation and/or recombination for improving the performance of optoelectronic devices. The book first introduces the theory of the piezotronic effect and its applications in transistors, sensors, and catalysis. Subsequent chapters comprehensively cover the fundamentals of the piezo-phototronic effect and its impacts on photon sensors, solar cells, and LEDs.

The updated and significantly expanded second edition covers the most recent advances and breakthroughs in this field over the last decade gas, chemical, and biological nanosensors; quantumdots, wells, and wires; piezocatalysis; the piezo-photonic effect; and the pyro-phototronic effect. This seminal book serves as a basic text for scientists and students in the field of piezotronic devices and third-generation semiconductors.

Covers most recent breakthroughs such as nanosensors, piezocatalysis, and the pyro-phototronic effect Gives a survey of the basics and applications of piezotronics and piezo-phototronics Is co-authored by the discoverer of the piezotronic effect

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Dr. Zhong Lin Wang is a preeminent physicist and materials scientist whose groundbreaking work has revolutionized the fields of nanotechnology, energy harvesting, and self-powered systems. He currently serves as the director of the Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems and holds the distinguished titles of Regents' Professor and Hightower Chair (Emeritus) at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Dr. Wang is widely recognized as the pioneer of the nanogenerators field, which has enabled advancements in distributed energy, self-powered sensors, and large-scale blue energy. Additionally, he coined and developed the fields of piezotronics and piezo-phototronics, which have significant implications for third-generation semiconductors. Wang has also made outstanding contribution to fundamentals of electron microscopy. Dr. Wang’s scientific impact is unparalleled.

Inhalt
Introduction and Fundamentals.- Materials for Piezotronics and Piezo-phototronics.- Piezopotential in Wurtzite Semiconductors.- Basic Theory of Piezotronics.- Piezotronic Transistors and Arrays.- Piezotronic Logic Circuits and Memories.- Piezotronic Effect on Gas, Chemical and Biological Nanosensors.