Porous silicon science and technology

The discovery of bright visible light emission from porous silicon has opened the door to various nanometer-sized silicon structures where the confinement of carriers gives rise to interesting physical properties. While the high efficiency of the light emission in the visible range is the common and most prominent feature, their structures display properties similar to other highly divided materials (even non-semiconductors), which justifies a multidisciplinary approach. The book addresses graduate students, physicists and engineers who want to learn about optoelectronic devices based on porous silicon and on the electrochemistry of semiconductors, basic techniques, and the theoretical background.