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We present detailed spectral calculations for small Lieb lattices having up to $N=4$ number of cells, in the regime of half-filling, an instance of particular relevance for the nano-magnetism of discrete systems such as quantum dot arrays,…
A transition from a cylindrical quantum dot to a highly elongated quantum dash is theoretically studied here with an atomistic approach combining empirical tight binding for single particle states and configuration interaction method for…
Electron, hole, and exciton states of multishell CdS/HgS/CdS quantum-dot quantum well nanocrystals are determined by use of a multiband theory that includes valence-band mixing, modeled with a 6-band Luttinger-Kohn Hamiltonian, and…
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A theory of polaritonic states is developed for a nanostructure with a wide quantum well stressed perpendicular to the growth axis of the heterostructure. The role of the $K$-linear terms appearing in the exciton Hamiltonian under the…
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The size effects of an exciton in a nano-ring are investigated theoretically by using an effective-mass Hamiltonian which can be separated in terms of the center-of-mass and relative coordinates. The binding energy and oscillator strength…
We consider surface states in semiconductors with inverted-band structures, such as $\alpha$-Sn and HgTe. The main interest is the interplay of the effect of a strain of an arbitrary sign and that of the sample finite size. We consider, in…
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The optical spectra of CdSe nanocrystals up to 55 A in diameter are analyzed in a wide range of energies from the fine structure of the low-energy excitations to the so-called high-energy transitions. We apply a symmetry-based method in two…
We have carried out first-principles calculations on electronic properties of graphene quantum dots embedded in hexagonal boron nitride monolayer sheets. The calculations with density functional theory show that the band gaps of quantum…
A new class of states of light is introduced that is complementary to the well-known squeezed states. The construction is based on the general solution of the three-term recurrence relation that arises from the saturation of the…
Systems of strongly correlated fermions on certain geometrically frustrated lattices at particular filling factors support excitations with fractional charges $\pm e/2$. We calculate quantum mechanical ground states, low--lying excitations…