Semiconductor Quantum Dots

There has been witness to remarkable progress in the ability to (a) grow well-controlled dots; (b) characterize dots on a near-atomic level; and (c) theoretically describe their electronic properties using not only continuum, but also atomistic approaches. This book focuses on the broad scientific and technological interest in semiconductor quantum dots. Papers on growth and self-assembly/self-organization, as well as characterization of semiconductor quantum dots based upon various materials systems, e.g., silicon-germanium, III-V materials, and II-VI materials, are included. Discussions of technological applications, ranging from biomedical technology, microelectronics and photonics, to more esoteric applications including quantum computing, are also featured. Topics include: Si and Ge dots; II-VI and other free-standing (colloidal) dots; near-field spectroscopy of quantum dots, wires and metals; organized dots and dot arrays; transport, coulomb blockade and metallic dots; optical spectroscopy and phonons; light-emitting quantum dots; and structural characterization and growth.

• ighlight of the volume is a presentation by Professor Chad Mirkin (Northwestern University) on DNA-based Methodology for Preparing Nanocluster Circuits and Arrays. Mirkin was the 1999 recipient of the MRS Outstanding Young Investigator Award.