Gate-induced carrier delocalization in quantum dot field effect transistors

Nano Lett. 2014 Oct 8;14(10):5948-52. doi: 10.1021/nl5029655. Epub 2014 Sep 9.

Abstract

We study gate-controlled, low-temperature resistance and magnetotransport in indium-doped CdSe quantum dot field effect transistors. We show that using the gate to accumulate electrons in the quantum dot channel increases the "localization product" (localization length times dielectric constant) describing transport at the Fermi level, as expected for Fermi level changes near a mobility edge. Our measurements suggest that the localization length increases to significantly greater than the quantum dot diameter.

Keywords: Quantum dots; cadmium selenide; delocalization; field-effect transistor; magnetoresistance; mobility edge.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.