Semiconductor macroatoms: Basic physics and quantum-device applications

Semiconductor Macroatoms: Basic Physics and Quantum-Device Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 1-319

  Rossi, Fausto ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

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Indexed keywords

NANOCRYSTALS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; QUANTUM OPTICS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

BUILDING BLOCKES; DESIGN AND OPTIMIZATION; OPTICAL CHARACTERIZATION; QUANTUM DEVICE; QUANTUM-INFORMATION PROCESSING; SINGLE ELECTRON; STATE OF THE ART; THEORETICAL MODELING;

QUANTUM THEORY;

EID: 84967496092     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1142/P412     Document Type: Book

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