1 Basics of Nanocrystals1.1 Introduction1.2 Properties of Nanocrystals1.2.1 Geometric Structure1.2.2 Magnetic Properties of Nanocrystals1.2.3 Electronic PrODerties1.2.4 Optical Properties1.2.5 Other Properties2 Synthesis of Nanocrystals2.1 Physical Methods2.1.1 Inert Gas Condensation2.1.2 Arc Discharge2.1.3 Ion Sputtering2.1.4 Laser Ablation2.1.5 Pyrolysis and Other Methods2.1.6 Spray Pyrolysis2.2 Chemical Methods2.2.1 Metal Nanocrystals by Reduction2.2.2 Solvothermal Synthesis2.2.3 Photochemical Synthesis2.2.4 Electrochemical Synthesis2.2.5 Nanocrystals of Semiconductors and Other Materials by Arrested Precipitation2.2.6 Thermolysis Routes2.2.7 Sonochemical Routes2.2.8 Micelles and Microemulsions2.2.9 The Liquid-Liquid Interface2.2.1O Biological Methods2.2.11 Hybrid Methods2.2.12 Solvated Metal Atom Dispersion ��SMAD��2.2.13 Post-synthetic Size-Selective Processing2.3 Nanocrystals of Different Shapes2.3.1 Shape-Controlled Synthesis of Metal Nanocrystals2.3.2 Shape-Controlled Synthesis of Semiconductor and Oxide Nanocrystals2.4 Doping and Charge Injection2.5 Tailoring the Ligand Shell3 Programmed Assemblies3.1 One-Dimensional Arrangements3.2 Rings and Associated Arrangements3.3 Two-Dimensional Arrays3.3.1 Metal Nanocrystals3.3.2 Semiconductor and Oxide Nanocrystals3.3.3 Other Two-Dimensional Arrangements3.3.4 Mechanism of Organization3.4 Three-Dimensional Superlattices3.5 Superclusters3.6 Colloidal Crystals4 Properties of Nanocrystals4.1 Melting Point and Heat Capacity4.2 Electronic Properties4.2.1 Catalysis and Reactivity4.3 Optical Properties4.4 Magnetic Properties5 Core-Shell Nanocrystals5.1 Synthesis and Properties5.1.1 Semiconductor-Semiconductor5.1.2 Metal-Metal5.1.3 Metal-Oxide, Semiconductor-Oxide, and Oxide-Oxide5.2 Assemblies of Core-Shell Nanocrystals6 Applications6.1 Introduction6.2 Nanocrystals as Fluorescent Tags6.3 Nanocrystal-Based Optical Detection and Related Devices6.4 Biomedical Applications of Oxide Nanoparticles6.5 Optical and Electro-Optical Devices6.6 Dip-Pen Nanolithography with Nanocrystals6.7 Nanoelectronics and Nanoscalar Electronic Devices6.8 NanocomputingReferencesIndex