Table of Contents

Preface; 1. Electron states in crystals; 2. Electron states in an Ideal nanocrystal; 3. Growth of nanocrystals; 4. General properties of spectrally inhomogeneous media; 5. Absorption and emission of light by semiconductor nanocrystals; 6. Resonant optical nonlinearities and related many-body effects; 7. Interface effects; 8. Spatially organized ensembles of nanocrystals.

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Examines the optical properties of low-dimensional semiconductor structures, a hot research area - for graduate students and researchers.