STATE‐OF‐THE‐ART OFQUANTUMDOT SYSTEMFABRICATIONS  EditedbyAmeenahAl‐Ahmadi            State-of-the-Art of Quantum Dot System Fabrications Edited by Ameenah Al-Ahmadi Published by InTech JanezaTrdine 9, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia Copyright © 2012InTech All chapters are Open Access distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license, which allows users to download, copy and build upon published articles even for commercial purposes, as long as the author and publisher are properly credited, which ensures maximum dissemination and a wider impact of our publications. After this work has been published by InTech, authors have the right to republish it, in whole or part, in any publication of which they are the author, and to make other personal use of the work. Any republication, referencing or personal use of the work must explicitly identify the original source. As for readers, this license allows users to download, copy and build upon published chapters even for commercial purposes, as long as the author and publisher are properly credited, which ensures maximum dissemination and a wider impact of our publications. Notice Statements and opinions expressed in the chapters are these of the individual contributors and not necessarily those of the editors or publisher. No responsibility is accepted for the accuracy of information contained in the published chapters. The publisher assumes no responsibility for any damage or injury to persons or property arising out of the use of any materials, instructions, methods or ideas contained in the book. Publishing Process ManagerMolly Kaliman Technical EditorTeodoraSmiljanic Cover DesignerInTech Design Team First published June, 2012 Printed in Croatia A free online edition of this book is available at www.intechopen.com Additional hard copies can be obtained from orders@intechopen.com State-of-the-Art of Quantum Dot System Fabrications, Edited by Ameenah Al-Ahmadi p. cm. ISBN 978-953-51-0649-4    Contents  Preface IX Chapter 1 Synthesis of Glutathione Coated Quantum Dots 1 Jana Chomoucka, Jana Drbohlavova, Petra Businova, Marketa Ryvolova, Vojtech Adam, Rene Kizek and Jaromir Hubalek Chapter 2 Quantum Measurement and Sub-Band Tunneling in Double Quantum Dots 19 Héctor Cruz Chapter 3 Block Diagram Programming of Quantum Dot Sources and Infrared Photodetectors for Gamma Radiation Detection Through VisSim 35 Mohamed S. El-Tokhy, Imbaby I. Mahmoud and Hussein A. Konber Chapter 4 Quantum Dots Semiconductors Obtained by Microwaves Heating 49 Idalia Gómez Chapter 5 Self-Assembled Nanodot Fabrication by Using PS-PDMS Block Copolymer 65 Miftakhul Huda, You Yin and SumioHosaka Chapter 6 Formation of Ultrahigh Density Quantum Dots Epitaxially Grown on Si Substrates Using Ultrathin SiO 2 Film Technique 81 Yoshiaki Nakamura and Masakazu Ichikawa Chapter 7 Self-Assembled InAs(N) Quantum Dots Grown by Molecular Beam Epitaxy on GaAs (100)* 101 Alvaro Pulzara-Mora, Juan Salvador Rojas-Ramírez, Victor Hugo Méndez García, Jorge A. Huerta-Ruelas, Julio Mendoza Alvarez and MaximoLópezLópez Chapter 8 Hydrothermal Routes for the Synthesis of CdSe Core Quantum Dots 119 Raphaël Schneider and LaviniaBalan VI Contents Chapter 9 Stimulated Formation of InGaN Quantum Dots 141 A.F. Tsatsulnikov and W.V. Lundin Chapter 10 Room Temperature Synthesis of ZnO Quantum Dots by Polyol Methods 161 Rongliang He and Takuya Tsuzuki    Preface  Quantum dots are one of the most promising types of nanoparticles, which are exceptionallyusefulforvarietyofnewapplicationsbecauseoftheiruniqueproperties. This is a collaborative book sharing and providing the academic community with a basetextthat couldserveasareferenceinresearchbypresentingup‐to‐da teresearch workonthefieldofquantumdotsystems. We are mostgratefultoallauthorsofthe chaptersforhighlightingtheimportantissueofthepotentialapplicationsofquantum dotsystemwithahighquality work of their research. We are especially thankful for thecooperationandsupportfromInTechteamwhohelpedinpublishingthisbook,in particular the publishing process manager of this book, Ms. Molly Kaliman for her hardeffortandpatienceduringtheprocessofpublishingthebook. “TomysonAzuz” AmeenahN.Al‐Ahmadi,PhD AssociateProfessorofPhysics FacultyofAplliedSci ence UmmAl‐QuraUniversity KSA