Electronic structure of rectangular quantum dots
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© 2003 American Physical Society (APS). This is the accepted version of the following article: Räsänen, E. & Saarikoski, H. & Stavrou, V. N. & Harju, A. & Puska, M. J. & Nieminen, Risto M. 2003. Electronic structure of rectangular quantum dots. Physical Review B. Volume 67, Issue 23. 235307/1-8. ISSN 1550-235X (electronic). DOI: 10.1103/physrevb.67.235307, which has been published in final form at http://journals.aps.org/prb/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevB.67.235307.
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2003
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235307/1-8
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Physical Review B, Volume 67, Issue 23
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We study the ground-state properties of rectangular quantum dots by using the spin-density-functional theory and quantum Monte Carlo methods. The dot geometry is determined by an infinite hard-wall potential to enable comparison to manufactured, rectangular-shaped quantum dots. We show that the electronic structure is very sensitive to the shape of the dot, and, at realistic sizes, the noninteracting picture determines the general behavior. However, close to the degenerate points where Hund’s rule applies, we find spin-density-wave-like solutions bracketing the partially polarized states. In the quasi-one-dimensional limit we find permanent charge-density waves, and at a sufficiently large deformation or low density, there are strongly localized stable states with a broken spin symmetry.Description
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rectangular quantum dots, density-functional theory, quantum Monte Carlo, spin density waves, quantum wires
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Räsänen, E. & Saarikoski, H. & Stavrou, V. N. & Harju, A. & Puska, M. J. & Nieminen, Risto M. 2003. Electronic structure of rectangular quantum dots. Physical Review B. Volume 67, Issue 23. 235307/1-8. ISSN 1550-235X (electronic). DOI: 10.1103/physrevb.67.235307.