Quantum Dots, Nanoparticles and Nanowires : 2003 MRS Fall Meeting Symposium Proceedings

Nanostructures of semiconductors and metals show novel optical and transport properties. Semiconductor quantum dots, for example, show striking size-dependent optical and electronic properties when their dimensions become comparable to, or smaller than, the Bohr exciton radius, due to quantum confinement of the charge carriers. These nanostructures offer the perspective of designing materials properties with unprecedented flexibility and control. This has motivated much research in the synthesis and characterization of new materials, along with deriving novel properties and devices. There has also been a growing interest in the conjugation of colloidal quantum dots and metallic nanoparticles with biomolecules, and in their use in a variety of bio-oriented applications. This volume brings together scientists with various levels of expertise in the growth, characterization and applications of inorganic nanostructures, such as quantum dots, nanowires and nanorods, to discuss and share the latest developments in the field. Reports focus on techniques to prepare and characterize novel materials, investigations of novel optical and electronic properties, and novel applications, such as those that are biologically inspired. Topics include: synthesis and characterization of semiconductor quantum dots, nanoparticles and nanowires using wet chemistry and molecular beam approaches; synthesis, characterization and novel properties of metallic nanostructures; optical properties of neutral and charged excitons and exciton complexes in self-assembled quantum dots; nanoscale devices and sensors based on nanostructures and their properties; and design and characterization of quantum dot-bioconjugates and their use in assay developments. Reports are organized by a combination of subjects and sessions.Guyot-Sionnest, P. is the author of 'Quantum Dots, Nanoparticles and Nanowires : 2003 MRS Fall Meeting Symposium Proceedings', published 2004 under ISBN 9781558997271 and ISBN 155899727X.