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Macroscopic vs. microscopic models of circular Quantum Dots

J. Martorell, D. W. L. Sprung

cond-mat.mes-hallarXiv:cond-mat/0603591

Abstract

The confinement mechanism of electrons in gated circular quantum dots is studied in a sequence of models, from self-consistent 3D Hartree calculations to the semiclassical model of Shikin et al. Separation of the vertical from transverse confinement allows accurate 2D Hartree calculations. For moderate size dots containing 50 electrons, 2D Thomas-Fermi can also be accurate. Finally, a Shikin type parameterization of the electron density allows quantitative study of the importance of the many contributions to the confinement potential.

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