Physical Models for Quantum Dots

Chapter 1

Self-Consistent Analysis of Single Electron Charging Effects in Quantum Dot Nanostructures

Dejan Jovanovic and Jean-Pierre Leburton

Pages: 1-30

Chapter 2

Disorder-Induced Resonant Tunneling in Planar Quantum Dot Nanostructures

D. Jovanovic, J.-P. Leburton, H. Chang, R. Grundbacher, and I. Adesida

Pages: 31-52

Chapter 3

Three-Dimensional Self-Consistent Simulation of Interface and Dopant Disorders in Delta-Doped Grid-Gate Quantum Dot Devices

V. Y. Thean, S. Nagaraja, and J.-P. Leburton

Pages: 53-78

Chapter 4

Shell-Filling Effects and Coulomb Degeneracy in Planar Quantum Dot Structures

Satyadev Nagaraja, Philippe Matagne, Voon-Yew Thean, Jean-Pierre Leburton, Yong-Hoon Kim, and Richard M. Martin

Pages: 79-102

Chapter 5

Shell Filling of Artificial Atoms Within the Density Functional Theory

In-Ho Lee, Vivek Rao, Richard M. Martin, and Jean-Pierre Leburton

Pages: 103-122

Chapter 6

Electronic Properties and Spin Polarization in Coupled Quantum Dots

Satyadev Nagaraja, Jean-Pierre Leburton, and Richard M. Martin

Pages: 123-144

Chapter 7

Capacitive Energy of Quantum Dots with Hydrogenic Impurity

In-Ho Lee, Kang-Hun Ahn, Yong-Hoon Kim, Richard M. Martin, and Jean-Pierre Leburton

Pages: 145-162

Chapter 8

Electron–Electron Interactions Between Orbital Pairs in Quantum Dots

S. Nagaraja, L. R. C. Fonseca, and J.-P. Leburton

Pages: 163-172

Chapter 9

2D Limit of Exchange–Correlation Density Energy Functional Approximation

Yong-Hoon Kim, In-Ho Lee, Satyadev Nagaraja, Jean-Pierre Leburton, Randolph Q. Hood, and Richard M. Martin

Pages: 173-196

Chapter 10

Single-Electron Charging and Detection in a Laterally Coupled Quantum Dot Circuit in the Few-Electron Regime

L.-X. Zhang, P. Matagne, J.-P. Leburton, R. Hanson, and L. P. Kouwenhoven

Pages: 197-212

Chapter 11

Engineering the Quantum Point Contact Response to Single-Electron Charging in a Few-Electron Quantum Dot Circuit

L.-X. Zhang, J.-P. Leburton, R. Hanson, and L. P. Kouwenhoven

Pages: 213-222

Chapter 12

Electrostatic Cross-Talk Between Quantum Dot and Quantum Point Contact Charge Read-Out in Few-Electron Quantum Dot Circuits

L.-X. Zhang and J.-P. Leburton

Pages: 223-236

Chapter 13

Dimensionality Effects in the Two-Electron System in Circular and Elliptic Quantum Dots

Dmitriy V. Melnikov and Jean-Pierre Leburton

Pages: 237-262

Chapter 14

Single-Particle State Mixing in Two-Electron Coupled Quantum Dots

Dmitriy V. Melnikov and Jean-Pierre Leburton

Pages: 263-274

Chapter 15

Exchange Interaction and Stability Diagram of Coupled Quantum Dots in Magnetic Fields

L.-X. Zhang, D. V. Melnikov, and J.-P. Leburton

Pages: 275-288

Chapter 16

Coulomb Localization and Exchange Modulation in Two-Electron Coupled Quantum Dots

Dmitriy V. Melnikov, Jean-Pierre Leburton, Ahmed Taha, and Nahil Sobh

Pages: 289-300

Chapter 17

Single-Particle State Mixing and Coulomb Localization in Two-Electron Realistic Coupled Quantum Dots

Dmitriy V. Melnikov and Jean-Pierre Leburton

Pages: 301-308

Chapter 18

Von Neumann–Wigner Theorem in Quantum Dot Molecules

L.-X. Zhang, D. V. Melnikov, and J.-P. Leburton

Pages: 309-320

Chapter 19

Non-monotonic Variation of the Exchange Energy in Double Elliptic Quantum Dots

L.-X. Zhang, D. V. Melnikov, and J.-P. Leburton

Pages: 321-338

Chapter 20

Modeling of the Electronic Properties of Vertical Quantum Dots by the Finite Element Method

Philippe Matagne, Jean-Pierre Leburton, Jacques Destine, and Guy Cantraine

Pages: 339-364

Chapter 21

Addition Energy Spectrum of a Quantum Dot Disk up to the Third Shell

D. G. Austing, Y. Tokura, S. Tarucha, P. Matagne, and J.-P. Leburton

Pages: 365-374

Chapter 22

Shell Charging and Spin Filling Sequences in Realistic Vertical Quantum Dots

P. Matagne, J.-P. Leburton, D. G. Austing, and S. Tarucha

Pages: 375-386

Chapter 23

Three-Dimensional Analysis of the Electronic Structure of Cylindrical Vertical Quantum Dots

Philippe Matagne and Jean-Pierre Leburton

Pages: 387-418

Chapter 24

Hybrid LSDA/Diffusion Quantum Monte Carlo Method for Spin Sequences in Vertical Quantum Dots

P. Matagne, T. Wilkens, T. Wilkens, J.-P. Leburton, and R. Martin

Pages: 419-428

Chapter 25

Self-Consistent Simulations of a Four Gated Vertical Quantum Dot

Philippe Matagne and Jean-Pierre Leburton

Pages: 429-444

Chapter 26

Three-Dimensional Self-Consistent Simulations of Symmetric and Asymmetric Laterally Coupled Vertical Quantum Dots

R. Ravishankar, P. Matagne, J.-P. Leburton, R. M. Martin, and S. Tarucha

Pages: 445-466

Chapter 27

Spin Configurations in Circular and Rectangular Quantum Dot in a Magnetic Field: Three-Dimensional Self-Consistent Simulations

Dmitriy V. Melnikov, Philippe Matagne, Jean-Pierre Leburton, D. G. Austing, G. Yu, S. Tarucha, John Fettig, and Nahil Sobh

Pages: 467-490

Chapter 28

Spin Charging Sequences in Three Colinear Laterally Coupled Vertical Quantum Dots

J. Kim, D. V. Melnikov, J.-P. Leburton, D. G. Austing, and S. Tarucha

Pages: 491-510

Chapter 29

Many-Body Excitations in the Tunneling Current Spectra of a Few-Electron Quantum Dot

D. V. Melnikov, T. Fujisawa, D. G. Austing, S. Tarucha, and J.-P. Leburton

Pages: 511-522

Chapter 30

Coupled Quantum Dots as Two-Level Systems: A Variational Monte Carlo Approach

J. Kim, D. V. Melnikov, and J-.P. Leburton

Pages: 523-536

Chapter 31

Tunable Many-Body Effects in Triple Quantum Dots

Jihan Kim, Dmitriy V. Melnikov, and Jean-Pierre Leburton

Pages: 537-560

Chapter 32

Self-Consistent Calculation of the Electronic Structure and Electron–Electron Interaction in Self-Assembled InAs-GaAs Quantum Dot Structures

L. R. C. Fonseca, J. L. Jimenez, J.-P. Leburton, and Richard M. Martin

Pages: 561-588

Chapter 33

Electronic Coupling in InAs/GaAs Self-Assembled Stacked Double Quantum Dot Systems

L. R. C. Fonseca, J. L. Jimenez, and J.-P. Leburton

Pages: 589-606

Chapter 34

Electronic Properties and Mid-Infrared Transitions in Self-Assembled Quantum Dots

Jean-Pierre Leburton, Leornado R. C. Fonseca, John Shumway, David Ceperley, and Richard M. Martin

Pages: 607-632

Chapter 35

Electronic Structure of Self-Assembled Quantum Dots: Comparison Between Density Functional Theory and Diffusion Quantum Monte Carlo

J. Shumway, L. R. C. Fonseca, J.-P. Leburton, Richard M. Martin, and D. M. Ceperley

Pages: 633-650

Chapter 36

Electronic Properties of InAs/GaAs Self-Assembled Quantum Dots: Beyond the Effective Mass Approximation

Weidong Sheng and Jean-Pierre Leburton

Pages: 651-670

Chapter 37

Electron-Hole Alignment in InAs/GaAs Self-Assembled Quantum Dots: Effects of Chemical Composition and Dot Shape

Weidong Sheng and Jean-Pierre Leburton

Pages: 671-680

Chapter 38

Absence of Correlation Between Built-in Electric Dipole Moment and Quantum Stark Effect in Self-Assembled InAs/GaAs Quantum Dots

Weidong Sheng and Jean-Pierre Leburton

Pages: 681-692

Chapter 39

Interband Transition Distributions in the Optical Spectra of InAs/GaAs Self-Assembled Quantum Dots

Weidong Sheng and Jean-Pierre Leburton

Pages: 693-700

Chapter 40

Effects of Thin GaAs Insertion Layer on InAs/(InGaAs)/InP(001) Quantum Dots Grown by Metalorganic Chemical Vapor Deposition

Kwangmin Park, Pilkyung Moon, Eungjin Ahn, Sukwon Hong, Euijoon Yoon, Jeong Won Yoon, Hyeonsik Cheong, and Jean-Pierre Leburton

Pages: 701-708

Chapter 41

Enhanced Intraband Transitions with Strong Electric Field Asymmetry in Stacked InAs/GaAs Self-Assembled Quantum Dots

Weidong Sheng and Jean-Pierre Leburton

Pages: 709-720

Chapter 42

Enhanced Intraband Stark Effects in Stacked InAs/GaAs Self-Assembled Quantum Dots

Weidong Sheng and Jean-Pierre Leburton

Pages: 721-728

Chapter 43

Anomalous Quantum-Confined Stark Effects in Stacked InAs/GaAs Self-Assembled Quantum Dots

Weidong Sheng and Jean-Pierre Leburton

Pages: 729-740

Chapter 44

Spontaneous Localization in InAs/GaAs Self-Assembled Quantum Dot Molecules

Weidong Sheng and Jean-Pierre Leburton

Pages: 741-750

Chapter 45

Enhanced Piezoelectric Effects in Three-Dimensionally Coupled Self-Assembled Quantum Dot Structures

Pilkyung Moon, Youngsoo Lee, Eungjin Ann, Jungsub Kim, Changjae Yang, Gun-Do Lee, Euijoon Yoon, and Jean-Pierre Leburton

Pages: 751-766

Chapter 46

Anisotropic Enhancement of Piezoelectricity in the Optical Properties of Laterally Coupled InAs/GaAs Self-Assembled Quantum Dots

Weidong Sheng, Jean-Pierre Leburton, Pilkyung Moon, Euijoon Yoon, Weidong Sheng, and Jean-Pierre Leburton

Pages: 767-806

Chapter 47

Three-Dimensional Self-Consistent Simulation of Silicon Quantum Dot Floating-Gate Flash Memory Device

A. Thean and J.-P. Leburton

Pages: 807-814

Chapter 48

Stark Effect and Single-Electron Charging in Silicon Nanocrystal Quantum Dots

A. Thean and J.-P. Leburton

Pages: 815-834

Chapter 49

Strain Effect in Large Silicon Nanocrystal Quantum Dots

A. Thean and J.-P. Leburton

Pages: 835-842

Chapter 50

Geometry and Strain Effects on Single-Electron Charging in Silicon Nanocrystals

A. Thean and J.-P. Leburton

Pages: 843-860

Chapter 51

Three-Dimensional Self-Consistent Simulation of the Charging Time Response in Silicon Nanocrystal Flash Memories

J. S. de Sousa, A. V. Thean, J.-P. Leburton, and V. N. Freire

Pages: 861-876

Chapter 52

Effects of Crystallographic Orientations on the Charging Time in Silicon Nanocrystal Flash Memories

J. S. de Sousa, J.-P. Leburton, A. V. Thean, V. N. Freire, and E. F. da Silva, Jr.

Pages: 877-884

Chapter 53

Intraband Absorption and Stark Effect in Silicon Nanocrystals

J. S. de Sousa, J.-P. Leburton, V. N. Freire, and E. F. da Silva, Jr.

Pages: 885-906

Chapter 54

Intraband Absorption in Silicon Nanocrystals: The Combined Effect of Shape and Crystal Orientation

J. S. de Sousa, J.-P. Leburton, V. N. Freire, and E. F. da Silva, Jr.

Pages: 907-914

Chapter 55

Hole- Versus Electron-Based Operations in SiGe Nanocrystal Nonvolatile Memories

J. S. de Sousa, V. N. Freire, and J.-P. Leburton

Pages: 915-924

Chapter 56

Light-Induced Programming of Si Nanocrystal Flash Memories

J. S. de Sousa, G. A. Farias, and J.-P. Leburton

Pages: 925-932

Chapter 57

Interface Defect-Assisted Single Electron Charging (and Discharging) Dynamics in Ge Nanocrystals Memories

J. S. de Sousa, R. Peibst, G. A. Farias, J.-P. Leburton, and K. R. Hofmann

Pages: 933-942