ABSTRACT
This chapter reviews the electronic structure and transport properties of quantum dots made of diluted magnetic semiconductors (DMS) made of zincblende II-VI and III-V compounds, such as CdTe and GaAs, where a minor fraction of the cation atoms are replaced by magnetic 3d transition metal atoms, most often Mn. It focuses on transport through quantum dots made of a fascinating class of magnetic materials, the so-called diluted magnetic semiconductors. The chapter shows how transport electrons and the local spins provided by the transition metal atoms affect each other. It summarizes the state of the art in the fabrication and probing of DMS quantum dots. The chapter describes the electronic structure of DMS quantum dots and discusses sequential transport in quantum dots doped with a single magnetic atom, a system which, in spite of its simplicity, shows the rich interplay between magnetism and transport in this system. It also reviews the spin interactions relevant to Mn-doped quantum dots.
