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 …

A common misconception is that the irradiation of solids with energetic electrons and ions
has exclusively detrimental effects on the properties of target materials. In addition to the …

Nanoparticle memories have made their point during last years as a possible solution to
overcome the scaling issue of electronic non-volatile memories. Ultimately, we are looking …

Spherical silicon nanoparticles were prepared by laser ablation of a single crystal Si wafer
immersed in 95% ethanol with a pulse duration shorter than the time of electron− phonon …

Photonics is a key technology of this century. The combination of photonics and silicon
technology is of great importance because of the potentiality of coupling electronics and …

Space applications, nuclear physics, military operations, medical imaging, and especially
electronics (modern silicon processing) are obvious fields in which radiation damage can …

Authored by leading experts from around the world, the three-volume Handbook of
Nanostructured Thin Films and Coatings gives scientific researchers and product engineers …

Fabrication of systems in which Si nanoparticles are embedded in a thin silica layer is today
mature for non-volatile memory and opto-electronics applications. The control of the different …

Do** of Si nanocrystals (NCs) has been the subject of a strong experimental and
theoretical debate for more than a decade. A major difficulty in the understanding of dopant …

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 …