Nanoparticles

1. General Introduction (G. Schmid).2. Quantum Dots (W. Parak, et al.).Introduction and Outline.Nanoscale Materials and Quantum Mechanics.From Atoms to Molecules and Quantum Dots.Shrinking Bulk Materials to a Quantum Dot.Energy Levels of a (Semiconductor) Quantum Dot.Varieties of Quantum Dots.Optical Properties of Quantum Dots.Some (Electrical) Transport Properties of Quantum Dots.3. Syntheses and Characterizations.Semiconductor Nanoparticles.Synthesis of Metal Nanoparticles.4. Organization of Nanoparticles.Semiconductor Nanoparticles.Metal Nanoparticles.5. Properties.Semiconductor Nanoparticles.Electrical Properties of Metal Nanoparticles.6. Biomaterial-Nanoparticle Hybrid Systems: Synthesis, Properties, and…