Semiconductor Nanostructures

From the reviews: "This book focuses on the physics of quantum dots. It offers a very broad perspective, including growth of dots ... and various applications such as dots for electronic memory and single-photon generation. ... It is an overview where every chapter is ... self-contained entry written by a different set of authors. ... The editor ... has done an outstanding work in selecting the most important works on nanostructures coming from this center of excellence, and presenting them in a compact, well-illustrated and readable volume." (Jacques Tempere, Belgian Physical Society Magazine, Issue 2, June, 2009)

• Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Quantum Dot Growth.- Control of Self-Organized In(Ga)As/GaAs Quantum Dot Growth.- In-Situ Monitoring for Nano-Structure Growth in MOVPE.- Bottom-up Approach to the Nanopatterning of Si(001).- Structural Characterisation of Quantum Dots by X-Ray Diffraction and TEM.- The Atomic Structure of Quantum Dots.- Theory of Excitons in InGaAs/GaAs Quantum Dots.- Phonons in Quantum Dots and Their Role in Exciton Dephasing.- Theory of the Optical Response of Singleand Coupled Semiconductor Quantum Dots.- Theory of Nonlinear Transport for Ensembles of Quantum Dots.- Quantum Dots for Memories.- Visible-Bandgap II–VI Quantum Dot Heterostructures.- Narrow-Gap Nanostructuresin Strong Magnetic Fields.- Optical Properties of III–V Quantum Dots.- Ultrafast Coherent Spectroscopy of Single Semiconductor Quantum Dots.- Single-Photon Generation from Single Quantum Dots.