Interatomic or intermolecular Coulombic decay (ICD) is a nonlocal electronic decay
mechanism occurring in weakly bound matter. In an ICD process, energy released by …

This review describes recent groundbreaking results in Si, Si/SiGe, and dopant-based
quantum dots, and it highlights the remarkable advances in Si-based quantum physics that …

Current research into semiconductor clusters is focused on the properties of quantum dots—
fragments of semiconductor consisting of hundreds to many thousands of atoms—with the …

We propose an implementation of a universal set of one-and two-quantum-bit gates for
quantum computation using the spin states of coupled single-electron quantum dots …

PATTERNING matter on the nanometre scale is an important objective of current materials
chemistry and physics. It is driven by both the need to further miniaturize electronic …

We describe a paradigm for computing with interacting quantum dots, quantum-dot cellular
automata (QCA). We show how arrays of quantum-dot cells could be used to perform useful …

Electron transport experiments on two lateral quantum dots coupled in series are reviewed.
An introduction to the charge stability diagram is given in terms of the electrochemical …

The goal of this paper is to review in brief the basic physics of single-election devices, as
well as their-current and prospective applications. These devices based on the controllable …

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 …

We consider a quantum-gate mechanism based on electron spins in coupled semiconductor
quantum dots. Such gates provide a general source of spin entanglement and can be used …