Excitonic and Photonic Processes in Materials

This book is expected to present state-of-the-art understanding of a selection of excitonic and photonic processes in useful materials from semiconductors to insulators to metal/insulator nanocomposites, both inorganic and organic. Among the featured applications are components of solar cells, detectors, light-emitting devices, scintillators and materials with novel optical properties. Excitonic properties are particularly important in organic photovoltaics and light emitting devices, as also in questions of the ultimate resolution and efficiency of new-generation scintillators for medical diagnostics, border security and nuclear non proliferation. Novel photonic and optoelectronic applications benefit from new material combinations and structures to be discussed.

Presents state-of-the-art understanding of excitonic and photonic processes in semiconductors, insulators and metal/insulator nanocomposites, both inorganic and organic Explains how the excitonic properties/processes in organic photovoltaics and light emitting devices can be used for future technologies Among the featured applications are components of solar cells, detectors, light-emitting devices, scintillators and materials with novel optical properties Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Inhalt
Photocarrier recombination dynamics of Perovskite Semiconductor SrTiO3.- Excitations at high densities and gradients encountered in scintillation detectors of radiation.- Self-trapping of charge carriers and excitons examined by DFT and hybrid functional methods.- Optical properties of large-area graphene thin films and their applications in solar cells.- Nanostructured architectures in photovoltaics.- Influence of excitonic processes in the energy resolution of scintillators.- Electronic properties of amorphous semiconductors.- Exciton diffusion and dissociation in organic photovoltaic and light emitting devices.- Optical two-dimensional Fourier Transform Spectroscopy of exciton dynamics in P3HT thin films.- Optical and electronic processes in semiconductor materials for device applications.- Light harvesting in organic solar cells.- Exciton-surface plasmon interaction in metallic nanocomposites.- Electronic structures of planar and nonplanar polyfluorenes.