This book presents recent developments in Synthesis, Characterization and Luminescence Property of rare-earth doped nanophosphors and Semiconductor Nanostructures. An insight in photoluminescence property of rare-earth doped nanophosphors and II-VI semiconductor nanostructures of different morphologies are discussed with variation of particle size, morphology, dopant concentration, synthesis method, reaction time, surfactant, chelating agent etc. employing cost effective "Bottom-up" synthesis techniques such as hydrothermal, co-precipitation method, sol-gel, micro-emulsion, solution...

Now-a-days, the terms, Nanoscience, Nanotechnology and Nanomaterials have emerged as the most important and exciting forefront fields in Physics, Chemistry, Engineering and Biology and are being extensively used by the common people and the media. Nano is the flavor of the day. Nevertheless, the nanomaterials have been used by human mankind for centuries without knowing the dimensions of the material. However, it is the last two decades that the science of nanomaterials and the related technology has gained much importance. It shows great promise for providing us in the near future with many...

The work described herein addresses the following three themes in nanoscale research with emphasis on quantum confinement of atom in II VI semiconductor nanoscale materials and: 1. Comparative analysis of characterization tools viz. XRD, SAXS and SANS in analyzing particle sizes; 2. Controlled syntheses of II VI semiconductor nanoscale materials using various organic and biological molecules; and 3. Investigations on the fundamental physical properties of nanoparticles, such as the effect of surface modifications by organic/biomolecules on size, luminescence and band gap and their stability.