Progress in semiconductor technology has enabled the fabrication of structures so small that
they can contain just one mobile electron. By varying controllably the number of electrons in …

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

We review some electron transport experiments on few-electron, vertical quantum dot
devices. The measurement of current versus source-drain voltage and gate voltage is used …

Low-dimensional semiconductor structures, often referred to as nanocrystals or quantum
dots, exhibit fascinating behavior and have a multitude of potential applications, especially …

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 …

The purpose of this review is to survey the status of the theory and experiment which can
contribute to our knowledge of plasmon excitations in synthetic semiconductor …

The study of single-electron phenomena associated with tunnelling in semiconductor
nanostructures has emerged in recent years as a major forefront of condensed matter …

The capacitance of conducting polymers represents one of the most important material
parameters that in many cases determines the device and material performances. Despite a …

A model of a nanoscale dielectric capacitor composed of a few dopants has been
investigated in this study. This capacitor includes metallic graphene layers which are …

The review considers the peculiarities of symmetry breaking and symmetry transformations
and the related physical effects in finite quantum systems. Some types of symmetry in finite …