The ability to engineer the bandstructure and the wavefunction over
length scales previously inaccessible to technology using artificially
structured materials and nanolithography has led to a new class of
electron semiconductor devices whose operation is controlled by quantum
effects. These structures not only represent exciting tools for
investigating new quantum phenomena in semiconductors, but also offer
exciting opportunities for applications. This book gives the first
comprehensive treatment of the physics of quantum electron devices. This
interdisciplinary field, at the junction between material science,
physics and technology, has witnessed an explosive growth in recent
years. This volume presents a detailed coverage of the physics of the
underlying phenomena, and their device and circuit applications,
together with fabrication and growth technology.