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S. V. Gaponenko Optical Properties of Semiconductor Nanocrystals Cambridge University Press, 1998 (300 pages, 110 figures, 610 references) ISBN: 0521582415

Table of Contents

Preface

Chapter 1. Electron states in crystal

1.1. A few problems from elementary quantum mechanics
1.2. Schroedinger equation for electron in a crystal
1.3. Concept of quasiparticles. Electron, hole and exciton
1.4. Low-dimensional structures:
quantum well, quantum wires, and quantum dots

Chapter 2. Electron states in an ideal nanocrystal

2.1. From crystal to cluster: Effective mass approximation
2.2. From cluster to crystal: quantum-chemical approaches
2.3. Size regimes in quasi-zero-dimensional structures

Chapter 3. Growth of nanocrystals

3.1. Nanocrystals in inorganic matrices
3.2. “Inorganics-in-organics”:
semiconductor nanocrystals in organic solutions and in polymers
3.3. Nanocrystals on crystal substrates: Self-organized growth
3.4. Synopsis of nanocrystals fabricated by various techniques

Chapter 4. General properties of spectrally inhomogeneous media

4.1. Population-induced optical nonlinearity and spectral hole-burning
4.2. Persistent spectral hole-burning in heterogeneous media
4.3. Luminescent properties
4.4. Single-molecule spectroscopy

Chapter 5. Absorption and emission of light by semiconductor nanocrystals

5.1. Size-dependent absorption spectra.
Inhomogeneous broadening and homogeneous linewidths
5.2. Valence-band mixing
5.3. Exciton-phonon interactions
5.4. Size-dependent radiative decay of excitons
5.5. Single dot spectroscopy
5.6. Quantum dot in a microcavity
5.7. Recombination mechanisms
5.8. Electric field effect on exciton absorption
5.9. Electroluminescence
5.10. Doped nanocrystals

Chapter 6. Resonant optical nonlinearities and related  many-body effects

6. 1. Specific features of many-body effects in nanocrystals
6.2. Exciton-exciton interaction in large quantum dots
6.3. Genuine absorption saturation in small quantum dots
6.4. Biexcitons in small quantum dots
6.5. Optical gain and lasing
6.6. Two-photon absorption
6.7. Optical bistability and pulsations

Chapter 7. Interface effects

7.1. Laser annealing, photodarkening and photodegradation
7.2. Interface effects on properties of copper halide nanocrystals
7.3. Persistent spectral hole-burning
7.4. Photochemical hole-burning
7.5. Classification of the spectral hole-burning phenomena
in quantum dot ensembles
7.5. Tunneling and migration of carriers and its influence on luminescence decay

Chapter 8. Spatially organized ensembles of nanocrystals

8.1. Superlattices of nanocrystals. Quantum dot solids
8.2. Photonic crystals

References

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