Open access peer-reviewed Edited Volume

Quantum Dots - A Variety of New Applications

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Ameenah Al-Ahmadi
Ameenah Al-Ahmadi

Umm al-Qura University,
Saudi Arabia

Published04 April 2012

Doi10.5772/2645

ISBN978-953-51-0483-4

eBook (PDF) ISBN978-953-51-5680-2

Copyright year2012

Number of pages292

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1. Photothermal Spectroscopic Characterization in CdSe/ZnS and CdSe/CdS Quantum Dots: A Review and New Applications

By Viviane Pilla, Egberto Munin, Noelio O. Dantas, Anielle C. A. Silva and Acácio A. Andrade

3,636
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4. Silicon Quantum Dots for Photovoltaics: A Review

By Georg Pucker, Enrico Serra and Yoann Jestin

7,375
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5. Ultrafast Nonlinear Optical Response in GaN/AlN Quantum Dots for Optical Switching Applications at 1.55 μm

By S. Valdueza-Felip, F. B. Naranjo, M. González-Herráez, E. Monroy and J. Solís

2,826
6. Quantum Dots as a Light Indicator for Emitting Diodes and Biological Coding

By Irati Ugarte, Ivan Castelló, Emilio Palomares and Roberto Pacios

4,368
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7. Quantum Dots as Global Temperature Measurements

By Hirotaka Sakaue, Akihisa Aikawa, Yoshimi Iijima, Takuma Kuriki and Takeshi Miyazaki

2,718
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8. Magnetic MnxGe1-x Dots for Spintronics Applications

By Faxian Xiu, Yong Wang, Jin Zou and Kang L. Wang

2,170
9. Silicon Oxide Films Containing Amorphous or Crystalline Silicon Nanodots for Device Applications

By Diana Nesheva, Nikola Nedev, Mario Curiel, Irina Bineva, Benjamin Valdez and Emil Manolov

3,183
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10. Spin-Based Quantum Dot Qubits

By V. N. Stavrou and G. P. Veropoulos

2,302
12. II-VI Quantum Dots as Fluorescent Probes for Studying Trypanosomatides

By Adriana Fontes, Beate. S. Santos, Claudilene R. Chaves and Regina C. B. Q. Figueiredo

2,089

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