Quantum dots based rad-hard computing and sensors
Amir Fijany, Gerhard Klimeck, Ross C. C. Leon, Yan Qiu, Nikzad Benny Toomarian · NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA) · 2001
Quantum Dots (QDs) are solid-state structures made of semiconductors or metals that confine a small number of electrons into a small space. The confinement of electrons is achieved by the placement of some insulating material(s) around a central, well-conducting region. Thus, they can be viewed as artificial atoms. They therefore represent the ultimate limit of the semiconductor device scaling. Additional information is contained in the original extended abstract.