ABSTRACT
Since the early 1990s, quantum dots have become an integral part of research in solid state physics for their fundamental properties that mimic the behavior of atoms and molecules on a larger scale. They also have a broad range of applications in engineering and medicines for their ability to tune their electronic properties to achieve specific functions. This book is a compilation of articles that span 20 years of research on comprehensive physical models developed by their authors to understand the detailed properties of these quantum objects and to tailor them for specific applications. Far from being exhaustive, this book focuses on topics of interest for solid state physicists, materials scientists, engineers, and general readers, such as quantum dots and nanocrystals for single-electron charging with applications in memory devices, quantum dots for electron-spin manipulation with applications in quantum information processing, and finally self-assembled quantum dots for applications in nanophotonics.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|336 pages
Electrostatic Quantum Dots: Planar Technology
chapter Chapter 1|28 pages
Self-Consistent Analysis of Single Electron Charging Effects in Quantum Dot Nanostructures
chapter Chapter 4|23 pages
Shell-Filling Effects and Coulomb Degeneracy in Planar Quantum Dot Structures
chapter Chapter 10|16 pages
Single-Electron Charging and Detection in a Laterally Coupled Quantum Dot Circuit in the Few-Electron Regime
chapter Chapter 13|25 pages
Dimensionality Effects in the Two-Electron System in Circular and Elliptic Quantum Dots
chapter Chapter 15|14 pages
Exchange Interaction and Stability Diagram of Coupled Quantum Dots in Magnetic Fields
chapter Chapter 16|11 pages
Coulomb Localization and Exchange Modulation in Two-Electron Coupled Quantum Dots
chapter Chapter 17|7 pages
Single-Particle State Mixing and Coulomb Localization in Two-Electron Realistic Coupled Quantum Dots
chapter Chapter 19|16 pages
Non-monotonic Variation of the Exchange Energy in Double Elliptic Quantum Dots
part II|222 pages
Electrostatic Quantum Dots: Vertical Technology
chapter Chapter 22|12 pages
Shell Charging and Spin Filling Sequences in Realistic Vertical Quantum Dots
chapter Chapter 23|31 pages
Three-Dimensional Analysis of the Electronic Structure of Cylindrical Vertical Quantum Dots
chapter Chapter 24|9 pages
Hybrid LSDA/Diffusion Quantum Monte Carlo Method for Spin Sequences in Vertical Quantum Dots
chapter Chapter 28|19 pages
Spin Charging Sequences in Three Colinear Laterally Coupled Vertical Quantum Dots
chapter Chapter 29|12 pages
Many-Body Excitations in the Tunneling Current Spectra of a Few-Electron Quantum Dot
chapter Chapter 30|14 pages
Coupled Quantum Dots as Two-Level Systems: A Variational Monte Carlo Approach
part III|246 pages
Self-Assembled Quantum Dots
chapter Chapter 33|17 pages
Electronic Coupling in InAs/GaAs Self-Assembled Stacked Double Quantum Dot Systems
chapter Chapter 34|26 pages
Electronic Properties and Mid-Infrared Transitions in Self-Assembled Quantum Dots
chapter Chapter 36|19 pages
Electronic Properties of InAs/GaAs Self-Assembled Quantum Dots: Beyond the Effective Mass Approximation
chapter Chapter 39|8 pages
Interband Transition Distributions in the Optical Spectra of InAs/GaAs Self-Assembled Quantum Dots
chapter Chapter 42|8 pages
Enhanced Intraband Stark Effects in Stacked InAs/GaAs Self-Assembled Quantum Dots
chapter Chapter 43|11 pages
Anomalous Quantum-Confined Stark Effects in Stacked InAs/GaAs Self-Assembled Quantum Dots
chapter Chapter 44|9 pages
Spontaneous Localization in InAs/GaAs Self-Assembled Quantum Dot Molecules
chapter Chapter 45|15 pages
Enhanced Piezoelectric Effects in Three-Dimensionally Coupled Self-Assembled Quantum Dot Structures
part IV|137 pages
Silicon/Germanium Nanocrystals