On electronic properties of assemblies of quantum nanodots

Journal of Physical Chemistry A

Volumn 104, Issue 20, 2000, Pages 4739-4747

  Remacle, F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b FNRS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC INSULATORS; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; GROUND STATE;

COULOMBIC REPULSION; MOTT INSULATOR; QUANTUM NANODOTS;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

EID: 0033740944     PISSN: 10895639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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