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Type: 
Journal
Description: 
The effect of the geometrical confinement on the shell filling in quantum dots obtained in silicon-on-insulator (SOI) tri-sided gate metal oxide semiconductor single-electron transistors (MOSSETs) is investigated on the basis of the current spin density functional theory. Variations of the geometric shape in nanowire SOI-MOSSETs with square section entail important changes in the valley filling sequences, whereas the variability of the gate length does not imply a significant modification of the filling patterns. Our results provide quantitative insights towards the shell engineering of silicon quantum dots for qubits with stable valley filling patterns.
Publisher: 
IOP Publishing
Publication date: 
20 Nov 2012
Authors: 

Marco De Michielis, Enrico Prati, Marco Fanciulli, Gianluca Fiori, Giuseppe Iannaccone

Biblio References: 
Volume: 5 Issue: 12 Pages: 124001
Origin: 
Applied Physics Express