This book collects extended notes of invited review talks and short notes of contributions to Nanomeeting '97, the international conference held on 19-23 May 1997 in Minsk, Belarus. Recent progress in the physics of nanostructures, the chemistry of nanostructures, nanotechnology and nanosize devices is illlustrated.
Modern trends in nanoelectronic devices, J. Derrien; tetragonal-germanium nanostructures deposited by the cluster-beam evaporation technique - new material for future, S. Nozaki et al; photoluminescence mechanism of surface-oxidized Si and Ge nanocrystals, Y. Kanemitsu; electron-electron scattering in semiconductor nanostructures, L.W. Molenkamp; recent progress in silicon quantum wells, F. Arnaud d-Avitaya; optical and structural properties of semiconductor nanocrystals, A. Eychmueller; light-emitting II-VI nanostructures, M. Heuken; chemistry of nanomaterials, M.V. Ramakrishna; radiation effects in Si/Ge nanostructures, N.A. Sobolev; technology and performance of diamond field emitters, J. Engemann; formation of CdS nanoparticles from aqueous solution, Y. Nosaka; self-assembled nanostructured films derived from lamellar chalcogenides - synthesis, morphology, transport and luminescence, T.E. Mallouk and E.V. Buzaneva; quantum size effect in heavy metal iodide clusters incorporated into zeolite cages, F.V. Motsnyi; chemical synthesis of nanostructures on the basis of scanning probe fabrication, H. Sugimua.