Semiconductor and Metal Nanocrystals addresses topics impacting the field including synthesis and assembly of nanocrystals, theory and spectroscopy of interband and intraband optical transitions, single-nanocrystal optical and tunneling spectroscopies, electrical transport in nanocrystal assemblies, and physical and engineering aspects of nanocrystal-based devices. Written by experts, this reference presents key advances in the field of semiconductor nanocrystal quantum dots and metal nanoparticles over the past several years. It focuses specifically on nanocrystals generated through chemical techniques and merges investigative frontiers in physics, chemistry, and engineering.