Review of semiconductor nanoparticles:Optical and electronic properties

Abstract

Our life has changed significantly due to recent milestone development in scientific world. Many of our activities are now directly or indirectly controlled by electronic devices. All these electronics devices are made from semiconductor materials. The demand of smaller and faster devices increases day by day due to the rapid progress in this field. This in turn allows us to model our environment with much more accuracy. Size quantization effects (quantum confinement) start playing a dominant role with the increasing miniaturization of the devices when their size reaches a few nanometers dimension and change the electronic and optical properties. Therefore, the aim of this review is to overview and highlights the optical andelectronics properties of semiconductor nanomaterials.