Designing quantum dots for solotronics

Nature Communications

Volumn 5, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Kobak, J ^a   Smolenski T ^a   Goryca, M ^a   Papaj, M ^a   Gietka, K ^a   Bogucki, A ^a   Koperski, M ^a   Rousset, J G ^a   Suffczynski J ^a   Janik, E ^a   Nawrocki, M ^a   Golnik, A ^a   Kossacki, P ^a   Pacuski, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM SELENIDE; COBALT; MANGANESE; QUANTUM DOT;

CATION; COBALT; DESIGN; MAGNESIUM; MAGNETIC FIELD; QUANTUM MECHANICS; SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY;

ARTICLE; ELECTRONICS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; SOLOTRONICS;

EID: 84893307255     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms4191     Document Type: Article

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