quantum dot
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quantum dot
[‚kwänt·əm ′dät] (electronics)
A quantized electronic structure in which electrons are confined with respect to motion in all three dimensions.
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quantum dot
(physics)(Or "single-electron transistor") A location capable
of containing a single electrical charge; i.e., a single
electron of Coulomb charge. Physically, quantum dots are
nanometer-size semiconductor structures in which the
presence or absence of a quantum electron can be used to store
information.
See also: quantum cell, quantum cell wire, quantum-dot cellular automata.
http://www-mtl.mit.edu/MTL/bulletin/v6n2/Kumar.html.
["Quantum Dot Heterostructures", D. Bimberg, et al, John Wiley & Sons Ltd., Dec 1998].
See also: quantum cell, quantum cell wire, quantum-dot cellular automata.
http://www-mtl.mit.edu/MTL/bulletin/v6n2/Kumar.html.
["Quantum Dot Heterostructures", D. Bimberg, et al, John Wiley & Sons Ltd., Dec 1998].
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