We review the development of random-matrix theory (RMT) during the last fifteen years. We
emphasize both the theoretical aspects, and the application of the theory to a number of …

The properties of quasi-two-dimensional semiconductor quantum dots are reviewed.
Experimental techniques for measuring the electronic shell structure and the effect of …

Molecules of benzene-1, 4-dithiol were self-assembled onto the two facing gold electrodes
of a mechanically controllable break junction to form a statically stable gold-sulfur-aryl-sulfur …

Semiconductor electronics is commonplace in every household. Semiconductor devices
have enabled economically reasonable fiber-based optical communication, optical storage …

The wizardry of modern semiconductor technology makes it possible to fabricate particles of
metal or “pools” of electrons in a semiconductor that are only a few hundred angstroms in …

The discovery of periodic conductance oscillations as a function of charge density in very
small transistors has led to a new understanding of the behavior of electrons in such small …

The control of electrons at the level of the elementary charge e was demonstrated
experimentally already in the 1980s. Ever since, the production of an electrical current ef, or …

We have investigated the behavior of a laterally confined quantum dot in close proximity to a
one-dimensional channel in a separate electrical circuit. When this channel is biased in the …

The ongoing miniaturization of solid state devices often leads to the question:“How small
can we make resistors, transistors, etc., without changing the way they work?” The question …

We propose several experiments to test the non-Abelian nature of quasiparticles in the
fractional quantum Hall state at ν= 5/2. In a simplified version of the experiment suggested …