"Version: 20200701"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Introduction -- 2. The theoretical frameworks -- 2.1. The first-principles method -- 2.2. The generalized tight-binding model and others3. Experimental measurements -- 3.1. LEED and TEM -- 3.2. STM, STS, SP-STM and SP-STS -- 3.3. ARPES and SP-ARPES -- 3.4. SQUID4. Monolayer C-, Si-, Ge-, Sn- and Pb-based materials -- 4…
"Version: 20171201"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Introduction -- 1.1. Photonics -- 1.2. Integrated photonics -- 1.3. Silicon photonics -- 1.4. Silicon-on-insulator technology in this book2. Waveguides -- 2.1. Maxwell's equations for linear, passive materials -- 2.2. Dielectric slab waveguides -- 2.3. General properties of modes in dielectric waveguides -- 2.4. Rectan…
"Version: 20250701"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Silicon--evolution -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. Physical properties -- 1.3. Chemical properties -- 1.4. Electronic properties -- 1.5. Thermal properties -- 1.6. Mechanical properties -- 1.7. Scaling--present trends -- 1.8. Summary2. Silicon--types -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. Crystalline silicon -- 2.3. Amorphous silic…