Semiconductor Double Quantum Dot (IMAGE)

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Semiconductor Double Quantum Dot

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This is a double quantum dot as imaged by a scanning electron microscope. Current flows one electron at a time through two quantum dots (red circles) that are formed in an indium arsenide nanowire.

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