Self-assembled nanoholes, lateral quantum-dot molecules, and rolled-up nanotubes

IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1025-1034

  Schmidt, O G ^a   Deneke, Ch ^a   Kiravittaya, S ^b   Songmuang, R ^a   Heidemeyer, H ^a   Nakamura, Y ^c   Zapf Gottwick, R ^a   Muller C ^a   Jin Phillipp, N Y ^d  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR FESTKÖRPERFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

^b CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hollow channel; Inductor; MEMS; Nanotubes; NEMS; Quantum computing; Quantum dot molecules; Quantum dots; Quantum gate; Transformer; Twin tube

Indexed keywords

CHARGE CARRIERS; ELECTRIC TRANSFORMERS; ETCHING; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; MULTILAYERS; NANOTUBES; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTOR GROWTH; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SUBSTRATES;

NANOHOLE FORMATION PROCESS; NANOTRANSFORMERS; QUANTUM COMPUTER; QUANTUM DOT MOLECULES; QUANTUM GATE; SEMICONDUCTOR BILAYERS;

QUANTUM ELECTRONICS;

EID: 0036765699     PISSN: 1077260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSTQE.2002.804235     Document Type: Article

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