"Quantum Dots: A Variety of New Applications" ed. by Ameenah Al-Ahmadi

This book provides some collections of practical applications of quantum dots. This is a collaborative book sharing and providing fundamental research such as the one conducted in Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Material Science, Medicine with a base text that could serve as a reference in research by presenting up-to-date research work on the field of quantum dot systems.

This book is divided into four sections. In section 1 a review of the thermo-optical characterization of CdSe/ZnS core-shell nanocrystal solutions was performed. The Thermal Lens (TL) technique was used, and the thermal self-phase Modulation (TSPM) technique was adopted as the simplest alternative method. Section 2 includes five chapters where novel optical and lasing application are discussed. In section 3 four examples of quantum dot system for different applications in electronics are given. Section 4 provides three examples of using quantum dot system for biological applications.

Contents
Preface
Chapter 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
Chapter 2 Capping of InAs/GaAs Quantum Dots for GaAs Based Lasers by Alice Hospodková
Chapter 3 Factors Affecting the Relative Intensity Noise of GaN Quantum Dot Lasers by Hussein B. AL-Husseini
Chapter 4 Silicon Quantum Dots for Photovoltaics: A Review by Georg Pucker, Enrico Serra and Yoann Jestin
Chapter 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
Chapter 6 Quantum Dots as a Light Indicator for Emitting Diodes and Biological Coding by Irati Ugarte, Ivan Castelló, Emilio Palomares and Roberto Pacios
Chapter 7 Quantum Dots as Global Temperature Measurements by Hirotaka Sakaue, Akihisa Aikawa, Yoshimi Iijima, Takuma Kuriki and Takeshi Miyazaki
Chapter 8 Magnetic MnxGe1-x Dots for Spintronics Applications by Faxian Xiu, Yong Wang, Jin Zou and Kang L. Wang
Chapter 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
Chapter 10 Spin-Based Quantum Dot Qubits by V. N. Stavrou and G. P. Veropoulos
Chapter 11 Energy Transfer-Based Multiplex Analysis Using Quantum Dots by Young-Pil Kim
Chapter 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
Chapter 13 Quantum Dots-Based Biological Fluorescent Probes for In Vitro and In Vivo Imaging by Yao He