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CONTENTS<br />

Title<br />

Synopsis<br />

List of Figures<br />

List of Tables<br />

List of Schemes<br />

Abbreviations<br />

Page Number<br />

xiii-xx<br />

xxi-xxvi<br />

xxvii-xxviii<br />

xxix<br />

xxx-xxxi<br />

Chapter 1<br />

Introduction<br />

1.1. Nanotechnology Before 20 th Century 2-4<br />

1.2. Physics of Semiconductors<br />

1.2.1. Introduction 5-8<br />

1.2.2. Effective Mass Approximation 8-9<br />

1.2.3. Effect of 3-Dimensional Confinement on Electronic Structure 9-13<br />

1.2.4. Confinement Effect in Real Band Structures 13-15<br />

1.2.5. Dimensionality and Density of States (DOS) 15-17<br />

1.3. Carrier Relaxation in Quantum Dots 17-18<br />

1.3.1. Phonon mediated mechanism 18-19<br />

1.3.2. Electron-Hole energy transfer mechanism 19<br />

1.3.3. Multiparticle Auger Processes 19-20<br />

1.3.4. Impact Ionization 20-21<br />

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