Sensitized photoeffect in multicomponent semiconductor structures

Two trends of studies of the sensitized photoeffect in semiconductors that have been developed at S. I. Vavilov State Optical Institute All-Russia Sci entific Center along the lines of academician A. N. Terenin's school of tho ught are considered. These studies resulted in the development of a novel s pectral sensitizer-a nanostructurized composite of nanocrystals of organic and inorganic dyes in a polymeric matrix and the development of highly sens itive and high-resolution photothermoplastic materials with injection-type sensitization based on a matched multilayer (multicomponent) structure. (C) 1998 The Optical Society of America. [S1070-9762(98)01922-5].