Chapter 1 General Introduction

Chapter 2 Nanometer-Scale Structure Formation on Solid Surfaces

Chapter 3 Ultrafast Laser Spectroscopy Applicable to Nano- and Micromaterials

Chapter 4 Defects in Anatase Titanium Dioxide

Chapter 5 Organic Radical 1,3,5-Trithia-2,4,6-Triazapentalenyl (TTTA) as Strongly Correlated Electronic Systems: Experiment and Theory

Chapter 6 Ab Initio GW Calculations Using an All-Electron Approach

Chapter 7 First-Principles Calculations Involving Two-Particle Excited States of Atoms and Molecules Using T-Matrix Theory

Chapter 8 Green's Function Formulation of Electronic Transport at Nanoscale

Chapter 9 Self-Assembled Quantum Dot Structure Composed of III—V Compound Semiconductors

Chapter 10 Potential-Tailored Quantum Wells for High-Performance Optical Modulators/Switches

Chapter 11 Thermodynamic Properties of Materials Using Lattice-Gas Models with Renormalized Potentials

Chapter 12 Optically Driven Micromachines for Biochip Application