Free On-line Dictionary of Computing:
quantum dot
(Or "single-electron transistor") A location capable
of containing a single electrical charge; i.e., a single
electron of Coulomb charge. Physically, quantum dots are
nanometer-size
semiconductor
structures in which the
presence or absence of a quantum electron can be used to store
information.
See also:
quantum cell
,
quantum cell wire
, {quantum-dot cellular automata}.
http://www-mtl.mit.edu/MTL/bulletin/v6n2/Kumar.html
.
["Quantum Dot Heterostructures", D. Bimberg, et al, John
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(2001-07-17)
