Nanoelectronic Modeling Lecture 28: Introduction to Quantum Dots and Modeling Needs/Requirements

This presentation provides a very high level software overview of NEMO1D.Learning Objectives:This lecture provides a very high level overview of quantum dots. The main issues and questions that are addressed are:Length scale of quantum dotsDefinition of a quantum dotQuantum dot examples and ApplicationsSingle electronicsNeed for quantum dot modelingModel requirements – what are the physical effects that need to be included?Overview of some of the existing theories and modelsTight binding approach