Correlation-induced inhomogeneity in circular quantum dots

Nature Physics

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 336-340

  Ghosal, Amit ^a,d   Guclu A D ^b   Umrigar, C J ^b   Ullmo, Denis ^a,c   Baranger, Harold U ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Laboratory of Atomic and Solid State Physics and Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering   (United States)

^c CNRS   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INHOMOGENEITIES;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

EID: 33646908331     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys293     Document Type: Article

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