Preface -- Chapter 1: Fabrication of semiconductor Quantum Dot Molecules: droplet epitaxy and local oxidation nanolithography techniques -- Chapter 2: InP Ring-Shaped Quantum Dot Molecules by Droplet Epitaxy -- Chapter 3: Optical properties of lateral InGaAs quantum dot molecules single- and bi-layers -- Chapter 4: Formation Principles and Exciton Relaxation in Semiconductor Quantum Dot - Dye Nanoassemblies -- Chapter 5: Polarization properties of multi-layer InAs quantum dot molecules as a function of their size -- Chapter 6: Analysis of reduced built-in polarization fields and electronic structure of InGaN/GaN quantum dot molecules -- Chapter 7: Interference single electron transistors based on quantum dot molecules -- Chapter 8: Quantum Interference Effects on the Electronic Transmission Through Quantum Dot Molecules -- Chapter 9: Phonon-assisted processes and spontaneous emission in double quantum dots -- Chapter 10: Förster resonant energy transfer signatures in optically driven quantum dot molecules -- Chapter 11: Stark effect and the measurement of electric fields with quantum dot molecules -- Index.