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Nanofabrication and Optical Assessment of Quantum Wires and Dots

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Granular Nanoelectronics

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In this chapter, I will talk about the limits to nanofabrication, the technology (or art) of making structures whose size is best measured in nanometres rather than microns, and the application of conventional nanofabrication to studying the optical properties of quantum wires and dots.

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Beaumont, S.P. (1991). Nanofabrication and Optical Assessment of Quantum Wires and Dots. In: Ferry, D.K., Barker, J.R., Jacoboni, C. (eds) Granular Nanoelectronics. NATO ASI Series, vol 251. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-3689-9_5

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