Abstract

Introduction and Outline Nanoscale Materials and Quantum Mechanics Nanoscale Materials as Intermediate between Atomic and Bulk Matter Quantum Mechanics From Atoms to Molecules and Quantum Dots Shrinking Bulk Material to a Quantum Dot Three-Dimensional Systems (Bulk Material) Two-Dimensional Systems One-Dimensional Systems (Quantum Wires) Zero-Dimensional Systems (Quantum Dots) Energy Levels of a (Semiconductor) Quantum Dot Varieties of Quantum Dots Lithographically Defined Quantum Dots Epitaxially Self-Assembled Quantum Dots Colloidal Quantum Dots Optical Properties of Quantum Dots Absorption and Emission Spectra Spectral Diffusion and Blinking Metal Nanoparticles Overview of Some Selected Applications Some (Electrical) Transport Properties of Quantum Dots Coulomb Blockade: Basic Theory and Historical Sketch Single-Electron Tunneling Tunneling Transport – Line Shape of Conductance Peaks Some Applications References

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