Nanocrystals (NCs) discussed in this Review are tiny crystals of metals, semiconductors,
and magnetic material consisting of hundreds to a few thousand atoms each. Their size …

Nanocrystals (NCs), representing a zero-dimensional system, are an ideal platform for
exploring quantum phenomena on the nanoscale, and are expected to play a major role in …

In this chapter, we will present a digest of the main materials science aspects of the
controlled fabrication of 2D arrays of semiconducting (Si, Ge) nanocrystals (NCs) in metal …

The impact of iridium-oxide (IrO x) nano layer thickness on the tunneling oxide and memory
performance of IrO x metal nanocrystals in an n-Si/SiO 2/Al 2 O 3/IrO x/Al 2 O 3/IrO x …

Group IV quantum dots (QDs) in HfO2 are attractive for non-volatile memories (NVMs) due to
complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) compatibility. Besides the role of charge …

Size-dependent photoluminescence characteristics from Ge nanocrystals embedded in
different oxide matrices have been studied to demonstrate the light emission in the visible …

Trilayer memory capacitors of control HfO 2/floating gate of Ge nanoparticles in HfO 2/tunnel
HfO 2/Si substrate deposited by magnetron sputtering and subsequently annealed are …

The structural and optical properties of Ge quantum dots (QDs) grown on Si (001) for mid-
infrared photodetector and Ge nanocrystals embedded in oxide matrices for floating gate …

Metal-insulator-silicon devices with Ge nanocrystals dispersed in Al 2 O 3 have been
studied with a view to exploit them for floating gate memory applications. Multilayer devices …

The strong correlation between morphology and charge storage properties of HfO 2/Ge/HfO
2/Si trilayer structures was evidenced. The morphology of structures deposited by …