Nanoscale thermometry with a quantum dot

Journal of Low Temperature Physics

Volumn 154, Issue 5-6, 2009, Pages 161-171

  Hoffmann, Eric A ^a   Linke, Heiner ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Quantum dot; Thermoelectrics; Thermometry

Indexed keywords

ENERGY LEVELS; ENERGY RESONANCES; FERMI-DIRAC DISTRIBUTIONS; INTERMEDIATE REGIMES; MESOSCOPIC; NANO-SCALE; QUANTUM DOT; TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCES; TEMPERATURE GRADIENTS; THERMAL EXPERIMENTS; THERMOELECTRICS; THERMOMETRY; TWO REGIMES;

ELECTRON GAS; QUANTUM ELECTRONICS; TEMPERATURE MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; TEMPERATURE SENSORS; THERMOMETERS;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

EID: 59849117123     PISSN: 00222291     EISSN: 15737357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10909-009-9862-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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