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

Theoretical approaches to one-dimensional and quasi-one-dimensional quantum rings with
a few electrons are reviewed. Discrete Hubbard-type models and continuum models 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 …

The theory of electron correlation in semiconductor quantum dots is reviewed with emphasis
on the physics of dots in strong magnetic fields. A brief survey of dot fabrication and …

Abstract Systems of confined electrons are found everywhere in nature in the form of atoms
where the orbiting electrons are confined by the Coulomb attraction of the nucleus …

This comprehensive book on Nanoclusters comprises sixteen authoritative chapters written
by leading researchers in the field. It provides insight into topics that are currently at the …

We study the energy spectra of small three-dimensional (3D) and two-dimensional (2D)
semiconductor quantum dots through different theoretical approaches (single-site Hubbard …

It is shown that with the inclusion of the vertical extension of a quantum dot the experimental
findings of Ashoori et al.[Phys. Rev. Lett. 71, 613 (1993)] can be modeled consistently with a …

A trial wave function for two-dimensional quantum-dot helium in an arbitrary perpendicular
magnetic field (a system of two interacting electrons in a two-dimensional parabolic …

Energy spectra, electron densities, pair-correlation functions, and heat capacity of quantum-
dot lithium in zero external magnetic field (a system of three interacting two-dimensional …