A quantum dot is a sub-micron-scale conducting device containing up to several thousand
electrons. Transport through a quantum dot at low temperatures is a quantum-coherent …

In this review, we discuss the results of recent experimental studies of the low-temperature
electron dephasing time (τ ϕ) in metal and semiconductor mesoscopic structures. A major …

Recent progress in the design and fabrication of artificial two-dimensional (2D) materials
paves the way for the experimental realization of electron systems moving on complex …

A valuable introduction for newcomers as well as an important reference and source of
inspiration for established researchers, this book provides an up-to-date summary of central …

Perfect state transfer is possible in modulated spin chains [Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 187902
(2004)], imperfections, however, are likely to corrupt the state transfer. We study the …

Mesoscopic physics has emerged as a new, interdisciplinary field combining concepts of
atomic, molecular, cluster, and condensed-matter physics. On the one hand mesoscopic …

We present scanning-probe images and magnetic-field plots which reveal fractal
conductance fluctuations in a quantum billiard. The quantum billiard is drawn and tuned …

We investigate the dynamics of chaotic trajectories in simple yet physically important
Hamiltonian systems with nonhierarchical borders between regular and chaotic regions with …

Elastic atom–surface scattering is a complex, non-linear dynamical process. In this work, a
description of the underlying dynamics in terms of classical and quantum trajectories is …

Trapping of neutral atoms has become possible in the last 15 years, thanks to the advances
in laser cooling techniques Adams and Riis, 1997). Several kinds of traps were developed …