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Band-Gap Engineering for New Photonic and Electronic Devices

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Book cover Physics and Applications of Quantum Wells and Superlattices

Part of the book series: NATO ASI Series ((NSSB,volume 170))

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In recent years there has been an intense research effort on semiconductor heterojunctions. This field is an excellent example of how basic science and technology interact and influence one another.

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  1. AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, New Jersey, 07974, USA

    Federico Capasso

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    E. E. Mendez

  2. Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Stuttgart, Federal Republic of Germany

    K. von Klitzing

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Capasso, F. (1987). Band-Gap Engineering for New Photonic and Electronic Devices. In: Mendez, E.E., von Klitzing, K. (eds) Physics and Applications of Quantum Wells and Superlattices. NATO ASI Series, vol 170. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-5478-9_16

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