Graphene for Post-Moore Silicon Optoelectronics

Graphene is a scalable, low-cost material with enormous integration possibilities for numerous optoelectronic applications, such as optoelectronic synaptic devices, optical modulators, and infrared image sensors. This book provides an up-to-date overview of the fundamentals, applications, challenges, and opportunities of integrating graphene and other 2D materials with silicon technologies. It covers material synthesis, device fabrication, system integration, and related physics and explores a wide range of Gr/Si devices, such as synaptic phototransistors, hybrid waveguide modulators, and graphene thermopile image sensors.

Format: Hardback
Length: 192 pages
Publication date: 22 February 2023
Publisher: Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH

Projecting device performance beyond the scaling limits of Moores law requires technologies based on novel materials and device architecture. Due to its excellent electronic, thermal, and optical properties, graphene has emerged as a scalable, low-cost material with enormous integration possibilities for numerous optoelectronic applications.

Graphene for Post-Moore Silicon Optoelectronics presents an up-to-date overview of the fundamentals, applications, challenges, and opportunities of integrating graphene and other 2D materials with silicon (Si) technologies. With an emphasis on graphene-silicon (Gr/Si) integrated devices in optoelectronics, this valuable resource also addresses emerging applications such as optoelectronic synaptic devices, optical modulators, and infrared image sensors. The book opens with an introduction to graphene for silicon optoelectronics, followed by chapters describing the growth, transfer, and physics of graphene/silicon junctions. Subsequent chapters each focus on a particular Gr/Si application, including high-performance photodetectors, solar energy harvesting devices, and hybrid waveguide devices. The book concludes by offering perspectives on the future challenges and prospects of Gr/Si optoelectronics, including the emergence of wafer-scale systems and neuromorphic optoelectronics.

Illustrates the benefits of graphene-based electronics and hybrid device architectures that incorporate existing Si technology.

Covers all essential aspects of Gr/Si devices, including material synthesis, device fabrication, system integration, and related physics.

Summarizes current research trends and developments in the field.

This comprehensive book is a valuable resource for researchers, engineers, and students interested in advancing the state-of-the-art in silicon optoelectronics and 2D materials. It provides a deep understanding of the underlying physics and technological challenges, as well as practical applications and future prospects.

Weight: 528g
Dimension: 249 x 175 x 15 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783527351817