1 The InAs/GaAs(001) Quantum Dots Transition: Advances on Understanding . . 1
2 Self-assembly of InAs Quantum Dot Structures on Cleaved Facets . . 25
3 InAs/GaAs Quantum Dots with Multimodal Size Distribution . . 43
4 Carrier Transfer in the Arrays of Coupled Quantum Dots . . 67
5 Dynamics of Carrier Transfer into In(Ga)As Self-assembled Quantum Dots . . 129
6 Spin Phenomena in Self-assembled Quantum Dots . . 165
7 Excitons and Spins in Quantum Dots Coupled to a Continuum of States . . 217
8 Quantum Coupling in Quantum Dot Molecules . . 239
9 Studies of Semiconductor Quantum Dots for Quantum Information Processing . . 267
10 Stress Relaxation Phenomena in Buried Quantum Dots . . 297
11 Capacitance-Voltage Spectroscopy of In As Quantum Dots . . 337
12 In(Ga)As/GaAs Quantum Dots Grown by MOCVD for Opto-electronic Device Applications . . 359
13 Area-selective and Site-controlled InAs Quantum-dot 
14 Detailed Analysis of the Shape-dependent Deformation Field in 3D Ge Islands on Si(001) . . 421
15 Growth and Characterization of Ill-Nitride Quantum Dots and their Application to Emitters . . 439
Subject Index . . 461