Chapter 9 - Electronic and Electro-Optic Nanotechnology

Abstract

Recent developments in the field of electronics and optical devices have resulted in advanced generations of instruments such as the scanning tunneling microscope that contributed to further developments in the nanoelectronic technology. Nanooptics or nanophotonics is mainly expected to play a complementary role to micro/nano electronics in chip development. The effect of metal size and the quantum nanostructure (increasing dimensions will increase the charge carriers’ movement) are the main components of the theory of electronic nanotechnology. Electro-optic technology, however, is based on controlling the crystal dimensions and the chemistry of their surfaces, which will contribute to the linearity of the optical properties. Electro-optic nanotechnology is one of the most valued areas in nanotechnology, because its applications are nearly limitless, ranging from detectors to device displays. The absorption and emission of light in nanomaterials is an important consideration in the production of displays, particularly those of organic light-emitting diodes. The liquid-crystalline materials are the most crucial part of creating the polymer-dispersed liquid crystals. The major production methods of polymer-dispersed liquid crystals are encapsulation (emulsification) and phase separation (polymerization-induced and thermally-induced).