Single Electron Capacitance Spectroscopy.

Abstract

Three years ago, we developed "Single-Electron Capacitance Spectroscopy" (SECS). This is a means for measuring the quantum energy levels of nanoscale objects such as quantum dots, single impurity atoms, and localized electronic states in a semiconductor. The resolution of the method is limited only by the sample temperature, and objects containing as few as one electron may be probed. We intend to develop this type of single electron spectroscopy into a general tool for studying nanostructured materials. jg p.2

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA299221

Entities

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Capacitance
  • Compound Semiconductors
  • Electron Spectroscopy
  • Electronic States
  • Electronics
  • Electrons
  • Energy Levels
  • Impurities
  • Materials
  • Quantum Dots
  • Semiconductors
  • Solid State Electronics
  • Spectroscopy

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Quantum Dot Semiconductor Device Photonics and Graphene Optoelectronic Materials and THz Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Quantum Computing
  • Quantum Science - Quantum Dots