Nanocrystal Quantum Dots, Second Edition

This book is the second edition of Semiconductor and Metal Nanocrystals: Synthesis and Electronic and Optical Properties, originally published in 2003. Based on the decision of the book contributors to focus this new edition on semiconductor nanocrystals, the three last chapters of the first edition on metal nanoparticles have been removed from this new edition. This change is reflected in the new title, which reads Nanocrystal Quantum Dots. The material on semiconductor nanocrystals has been expanded by including two new chapters that cover the additional topics of biological applications of nanocrystals (Chapter 10) and nanocrystal doping with magnetic impurities (Chapter 11). Further, some of the chapters have been revised to reflect the most recent progress in their respective fields of study.

Specifically, Chapter 1 was updated by Jennifer A. Hollingsworth to include recent insights regarding the underlying mechanisms supporting colloidal nanocrystal growth. Also discussed are new methods for multishell growth, the use of carefully constructed inorganic shells to suppress “blinking,” novel core/shell architectures for controlling electronic structure, and new approaches for achieving unprecedented control over nanocrystal shape and self-assembly.