Single-electron thermal devices coupled to a mesoscopic gate

We theoretically investigate the propagation of heat currents in a three-terminal quantum dot engine. Electron-electron interactions introduce state-dependent processes which can be resolved by energy-dependent tunneling rates. We identify the relevant transitions which define the operation of the system as a thermal transistor or a thermal...

Deterministic Integration of Single Photon Sources in Silicon Based Photonic Circuits

A major step toward fully integrated quantum optics is the deterministic incorporation of high quality single photon sources in on-chip optical circuits. We show a novel hybrid approach in which preselected III-V single quantum dots in nanowires are transferred and integrated in silicon based photonic circuits. The quantum emitters maintain...

Carrier multiplication and exciton behavior in PbSe quantum dots

Knowledge of excited electronic states in semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) is of fundamental scientific interest and is important for application in lasers, optical detectors, LEDs, solar cells, photocatalysis, biomedical imaging, photodynamic therapy etc. In the past few years, carrier multiplication (CM) in QDs has received particular...

Entanglement in Solid-State Nanostructures

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...

Spontaneous resistance switching and low-frequency noise in quantum point contacts