A quantum well is a potential well wherein the energy spectrum of charge carriers is discrete.
The first two energy states in an infinite well quantum well model. The walls in this model are assumed to be infinitely high. The solution wave functions are sinusoidal and go to zero at the boundary of the well.
A heterojunction is an interface between two layers or regions of dissimilar semiconductors. These semiconducting materials have unequal band gaps as opposed to a homojunction. It is often advantageou
Image of a nanoscale heterojunction between iron oxide (Fe3O4 — sphere) and cadmium sulfide (CdS — rod) taken with a TEM. This staggered gap (type II) offset junction was synthesized by Hunter McDaniel and Dr. Moonsub Shim at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign in 2007.