Quantum dots clusters of semiconducting materials only a few nanometers big and nanowires (of various lengths) have found applications in semiconductor lasers, photodetectors, data storage, light-emitting diodes, and flat-panel displays, to name but a few. Covering theoretical and experimental aspects of their physics, materials science, and spectroscopy, ten contributed chapters represent the efforts of 21 contributors (affiliated with institutions in the US and several other countries), under the editorial leadership of Banyopadhyay (electrical engineering and physics, Virginia Commonwealth U.) and Nalwa (president of American Scientific Publishers, and a prolific author, editor, scientist, and inventor). Among the topics: superlattices, self-assemblies, computational modeling, and the electrical, optical, magnetic, and physical properties associated with size effect, transport phenomena, quantum computing, and other applications. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
