Shell-Tunneling Spectroscopy of the Single-Particle Energy Levels of Insulating Quantum Dots

E. P.A.M. Bakkers*, Z. Hens, A. Zunger, A. Franceschetti, L. P. Kouwenhoven, L. Gurevich, D. Vanmaekelbergh

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Abstract

The energy levels of CdSe quantum dots are studied by scanning tunneling spectroscopy. By varying the tip-dot distance, we switch from "shell-filling" spectroscopy (where electrons accumulate in the dot and experience mutual repulsion) to "shell-tunneling" spectroscopy (where electrons tunnel, one at a time, through the dot). Shell-tunneling spectroscopy provides the single-particle energy levels of the CdSe quantum dot. The results of both types of tunneling spectroscopy are compared with pseudopotential many-body calculations.

Original languageEnglish
JournalNano Letters
Volume1
Issue number10
Pages (from-to)551-556
Number of pages6
ISSN1530-6984
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 2001

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