Single quantum dot nanowire photodetectors

Tuesday, December 14, 2010 - 10:01 in Physics & Chemistry

Moving a step closer toward quantum computing, a research team in the Netherlands recently fabricated a photodetector based on a single nanowire, in which the active element is a single quantum dot with a volume of a mere 7,000 cubic nanometers. The device is described in the American Institute of Physics' journal Applied Physics Letters.

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