Lines of interacting quantum-dot cells: A binary wire
- 15 November 1993
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Journal of Applied Physics
- Vol. 74 (10) , 6227-6233
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.355196
Abstract
The behavior of linear arrays of cells composed of quantum dots is examined. Each cell holds two electrons and interacts Coulombically with neighboring cells. The electrons in the cell tend to align along one of two axes resulting in a cell ‘‘polarization’’ which can be used to encode binary information. The ground‐state polarization of a cell is a highly nonlinear function of the polarization of its neighbors. The resulting bistable saturation can be used to transmit binary information along the line of cells, thus forming a binary wire.This publication has 9 references indexed in Scilit:
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