This comprehensive reference text discusses novel semiconductor devices including nanostructure field effect transistor, photodiodes, high-electron-mobility transistor, and oxide-based devices. The text covers sub-micron semiconductor devices, device modeling, novel materials for devices, novel semiconductor devises, optimization techniques and application in detail. It covers important topics including negative capacitance devices, surface-plasmon resonance devices, fermi-level pinning, external stimuli-based optimization techniques, optoelectronic devices, and architecture-based optimization techniques. The book covers novel semiconductor devices with sub-micron dimensions. discusses comprehensive device optimization techniques. examines conceptualization and modeling of the semiconductor devices. covers circuit and sensor-based application of the novel devices. discusses novel materials for next generation devices. The text will be useful for graduate students and professionals in the fields including electrical engineering, electronics and communication engineering, materials science, and nanoscience.