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Hagen, G.M. (author), Caarls, W. (author), Thomas, M. (author), Hill, A. (author), Lidke, K.A. (author), Rieger, B. (author), Fritsch, C. (author), Van Geest, B. (author), Jovin, T.M. (author), Arndt-Jovin, D.J. (author)We report on a new generation, commercial prototype of a programmable array optical sectioning fluorescence microscope (PAM) for rapid, light efficient 3D imaging of living specimens. The stand-alone module, including light source(s) and detector(s), features an innovative optical design and a ferroelectric liquid-crystal-on-silicon (LCoS)...conference paper 2007
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Harmand, J.C. (author), Liu, L. (author), Patriarche, G. (author), Tchernycheva, M. (author), Akopian, N. (author), Perinetti, U. (author), Zwiller, V. (author)The catalyst-assisted growth of semiconductor nanowires heterostructures offers a very flexible way to design and fabricate single photon emitters. The nanowires can be positioned by organizing the catalyst prior to growth. Single quantum dots can be formed in the core of single nanowires which can then be easily isolated and addressed to...conference paper 2009
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Akopian, N. (author), Van Weert, M. (author), Van Kouwen, M. (author), Algra, R. (author), Liu, L. (author), Patriarche, G. (author), Harmand, J.C. (author), Bakkers, E. (author), Kouwenhoven, L. (author), Zwiller, V. (author)In this paper we present our recent developments in control and manipulation of individual spins and photons in a single nanowire quantum dot. Specific examples include demonstration of optical excitation of single spin states, charge tunable quantum devices and single photon sources. We will also discuss our recent discovery of a new type of...conference paper 2010
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Van Rijs, Samantha (author), Ercan, İlke (author), Vladimirescu, A. (author), Sebastiano, F. (author)Quantum computers process information stored in quantum bits (qubits), which must be controlled and read out by a traditional electronic interface. Co-designing and cooptimizing such a quantum-classical complex system requires efficient simulators to emulate the qubits and their interaction with classical electronics. For spin-qubit readout,...conference paper 2023
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Falub, C.V. (author)Positron annihilation spectroscopy is a powerful method to study materials containing very small concentrations of atomic defects and embedded quantum dots. Depending on the method of producing positrons, there are bulk spectroscopies using fast positrons and depth profiling spectroscopies using slow positrons. Both types of spectroscopies are...doctoral thesis 2002
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Braakman, F.R. (author)The coherent coupling of electron charges and spins is investigated in small quantum dot arrays.doctoral thesis 2013
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Loef, R. (author)Space charges in two heterojunctions (i.e., TiO2/CuInS2 and TiO2/QD-CdSe) are studied by means of impedance spectroscopy and capacitance studies. Several lattice defects are found. When applied in solar cells, the defects may have a negative effect on the efficiency. Therefore, it is important to know the nature of the defects. In this thesis a...doctoral thesis 2009
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Van Dam, J. (author)This thesis describes a series of experiments aimed at understanding the low-temperature electrical transport properties of semiconductor nanowires. The semiconductor nanowires (1-100 nm in diameter) are grown from nanoscale gold particles via a chemical process called vapor-liquid-solid (VLS) growth. The huge versatility of this material system...doctoral thesis 2006
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Jarillo-Herrero, P.D. (author)Electronic transport through nanostructures can be very different from trans- port in macroscopic conductors, especially at low temperatures. Carbon na- notubes are tiny cylinders made of carbon atoms. Their remarkable electronic and mechanical properties, together with their small size (a few nm in diameter), make them very attractive for...doctoral thesis 2005
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Vink, I.T. (author)Besides an electric charge, electrons also have a tiny magnetic moment, called spin. In a magnetic field, the spin has two possible orientations: 'spin-up' (parallel to the field) and 'spin-down' (anti-parallel to the field) and can therefore be used as a quantum bit, the computational unit of a quantum computer. For quantum computations,...doctoral thesis 2008
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Elzerman, J.M. (author)In this thesis, the spin and charge degree of freedom of electrons in semiconductor lateral and vertical quantum dots are experimentally investigated. The lateral quantum dot devices are defined in a two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) below the surface of a GaAs/AlGaAs heterostructure, by metallic surface gates. The vertical quantum dots are...doctoral thesis 2004
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Götz, G.T.J. (author)We experimentally investigate Quantum Dots, formed in Carbon Nanotubes. The first part of this thesis deals with charge sensing on such quantum dots. The charge sensor is a metallic Single-electron-transistor, sensitive to the charge of a single electron on the quantum dot. We use this technique for real-time charge readout and precise tuning of...doctoral thesis 2010
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Liu, X.L. (author)Graphene is an exceptionally thin semiconductor that consists of only one atomic layer of carbon atoms. The electrons in graphene live in a strictly two-dimensional (2D) world. In addition to this remarkable 2Dness, it is also peculiar that the behavior of the electrons in graphene is governed by the Dirac equation rather than the well known...doctoral thesis 2010
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Zwanenburg, F.A. (author)The research in this thesis is motivated by an interest in quantum physics and by the prospect of new applications based on the spin of electrons or holes. This work focuses on confining single spins in quantum dots, which can serve as building blocks of a future quantum computer. Such a computer exploits the unique features of quantum mechanics...doctoral thesis 2008
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- Keijzers, C.J.H. (author) doctoral thesis 2012
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Perinetti, U. (author)This thesis presents different optical experiments performed on semiconductor quantum dots. These structures allow to confine a small number of electrons and holes to a tiny region of space, some nm across. The aim of this work was to study the basic properties of different types of quantum dots made of various materials and with different...doctoral thesis 2011
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- Nowack, K.C. (author) doctoral thesis 2009
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Sapmaz, S. (author)Low temperature electron transport measurements on individual single wall carbon nanotubes are described in this thesis. Carbon nanotubes are small hollow cylinders made entirely out of carbon atoms. At low temperatures (below ~10 K) finite length nanotubes form quantum dots. Because of its small size a quantum dot has a discrete set of energy...doctoral thesis 2006
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Bodoky, F. (author)The goal of this thesis is to investigate theoretically the generation and behaviour of multipartite entanglement for solid-state nanosystems, in particular electron spin quantum bits (so-called 'qubits') in quantum dots. A quantum dot is a tiny potential well where a single electron can be trapped. A quantum bit can be implemented in this...doctoral thesis 2009
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Van der Wiel, W.G. (author)A number of experiments on electron transport and coherence in semiconductor vertical and lateral quantum dots and semiconductor rings is described. Quantum dots are often referred to as "artificial atoms", because of their similarities with real atoms. Examples of such atom-like properties that have been studied, are spin-singlet-triplet...doctoral thesis 2002