1st Edition
Thin-Film Organic Photonics Molecular Layer Deposition and Applications
Introduction
Atomic/Molecular Assembling Technologies
Similarity of Electronic Waves to Light Waves
Scanning Tunneling Microscopy (STM)
Molecular Beam Epitaxy (MBE)
Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD)
Plasma Chemical Vapor Deposition (Plasma CVD)
Sputtering
Vacuum Deposition Polymerization
Fundamentals of Molecular Layer Deposition (MLD)
Concept of MLD
MLD Equipment
Proof of Concept of MLD
MLD with Controlled Growth Orientations and Locations
High-Rate MLD
Selective Wire Growth
Mass Production Process for Nano-Scale Devices Fabricated by MLD
Examples of Goals Achieved by MLD
Fabrication of Multiple-Quantum Dots (MQDs) by MLD
Fundamentals of Quantum Dots
Quantum Dot Construction in Conjugated Polymers by MLD
Theoretical Predictions of Electro-Optic (EO) Effects in Polymer Wires
Molecular Orbital Method
Nonlinear Optical Effects
Procedure for Evaluation of the EO Effects by the Molecular Orbital Method
Qualitative Guidelines for Improving Optical Nonlinearities
Enhancement of Second-Order Optical Nonlinearity of by Controlling Wavefunctions
Enhancement of Third-Order Optical Nonlinearity by Controlling Wavefunctions
Multiple Quantum Dots (MQDs) in Conjugated Polymer Wires
Design of Integrated Optical Switches
Variable Well Optical ICs (VWOICs) and Waveguide Prism Deflectors (WPDs)
Nano-Scale Optical Switches
Organic Photonic Materials, Devices, and Integration Processes
Electro-Optic EO Materials
Optical Waveguides Fabricated by Selective Wire Growth
Nano-Scale Waveguides of Photo-Induced Refractive Index Increase Sol-Gel Materials
Self-Organized Lightwave Network (SOLNET) for Self-Aligned Optical Couplings and Vertical Waveguides
Resource-Saving Heterogeneous Integration
Optical Waveguide Films with Vertical Mirrors and 3-D Optical Circuits
Applications to Optical Interconnects and Optical Switching Systems
3-D Optoelectronic (OE) Platform Based on Scalable Film Optical Link Module (S-FOLM)
Optical Interconnects within Boxes
3-D Micro Optical Switching System (3D-MOSS)
Applications to Solar Energy Conversion Systems
Sensitized Photovoltaic Devices
Integrated Solar Energy Conversion Systems
Novel Structures of Photovoltaic and Photosynthesis Devices
Waveguide-Type Photovoltaic Devices with a Charge Storage/Photosynthesis Function
Proposed Applications to Biomedical Photonics
Therapy for Cancer Utilizing Liquid-Phase MLD
Indicator for Reflective or Emissive Targets Utilizing R-SOLNET
Integrated Photoluminescence Analysis Chips
Molecular Recognition Chip
Biography
Tetsuzo Yoshimura
... well-written with lucid and elaborate presentation of molecular layer deposition technique, systematic procedures of device fabrication and their useful applications. This is clearly a handy and helpful book to the researchers who are into organic photonics and related other applied fields and also useful for those just starting in the field.
—G. Vijaya Prakash
… deals with interesting topics about a new technique for highly-ordered structures and high-performance optoelectronic properties of organic molecules... .
—Atsushi Kubono, Shizuoka University
