A molecular state of correlated electrons in a quantum dot

Nature Physics

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 467-471

  Kalliakos, Sokratis ^a   Rontani, Massimo ^b   Pellegrini, Vittorio ^a   García, César Pascual ^a   Pinczuk, Aron ^c,d   Goldoni, Guido ^b   Molinari, Elisa ^b   Pfeiffer, Loren N ^d   West, Ken W ^d  

^a INFM   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^d LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONS; LIGHT SCATTERING; MOLECULES; NANOCRYSTALS; QUANTUM OPTICS; RIGID ROTORS;

CONFIGURATION INTERACTION METHOD; CORRELATED ELECTRONS; ELECTRON LOCALIZATIONS; FINITE QUANTUM SYSTEMS; INELASTIC LIGHT SCATTERING; MOLECULAR EXCITATIONS; SHORT-RANGE CORRELATIONS; THEORETICAL SIMULATION;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

EID: 44849135081     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys944     Document Type: Article

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