Chair of Solid State Physics
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F. Summary of our activities in 2001

Diploma Theses completed in 2001

  • Carsten Decker
    "Spineffekte in kleinen Quantenpunkten"
  • Peter Halke
    "Ortsaufgelöste Untersuchung des quantisierten Hall-Effekts mit akustischen Oberflächenwellen"
  • Andreas Hörner
    "Mechanische Hochfrequenzanregungen von nanomechanischen Resonatoren"
  • Andreas K. Hüttel
    "Tunnelgekoppelte Quantenpunktsysteme und ihre kapazitive Wechselwirkung"
  • Christina Mooser
    "Elektrostatische Rasterkraftmikroskopie mit dem Ziel, einzelne Ladungen zu detektieren"
  • Dominik V. Scheible
    "Gekoppelte nanomechanische Systeme für den Transport einzelner Elektronen"
  • Christian Schulhauser
    "Optische Magneto-Spektroskopie an einzelnen Halbleiter-Quantenringen"
  • Christoph Strobl
    "Flüssigkeitstransport durch Oberflächenwellen"
  • Alida Würtz
    "Spektroskopie von Randzuständen im Quanten-Hall-Effekt"

PhD Theses completed in 2001

  • Artur Erbe
    "Nanomechanischer Elektronentransport"
  • Alexander Haubrich
    "Akustoelektrischer Strom durch lateral definierte Quantenpunktkontakte."
  • Hua Qin
    "On the Dynamics of Single-Electron Tunneling in Semiconductor Quantum Dots under Microwave Radiation"

Habilitations completed in 2001

  • Robert H. Blick
    "Integrating Electronic and Mechanical Nanosystems"

Guest Scientists, Visitors, and their Sponsors in 2001

  • Jim Allen
    University of California, Santa Barbara, USA
    Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
  • Valeri Dolgopolov
    Russian Academy of Sciences, Insitute of Solid State Physics, Chernogolovka, Russia
    Max-Planck Forschungspreis, SFB 348
  • Alexander O. Govorov
    Russian Academy of Sciences, Insitute of Semiconductor Physics, Novosibirsk, Russia
    Volkswagen Stiftung
  • Matthew Grayson
    Maryland, USA
    Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
  • Alexander Kalameitsev
    Institut of Semiconductor Physics, Novosibirsk, Russia
    Volkswagen Stiftung
  • Vadim Khrapei
    Insitute of Solid State Physics, Chernogolovka, Russia
    Max-Planck Forschungspreis, SFB 348
  • Pierre Petroff
    University of California, Santa Barbara, USA
    Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
  • Hua Qin
    Volkswagen Stiftung, Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst
  • Mansour Shayegan
    Princeton University, USA
    Alexander von Humboldt Foundation

Group Members in 2001

Senior Scientists

Secretary

  • Eveline Stettner

Technical Staff

  • Hans-Peter Kiermaier
  • Armin Kriele
  • Wolfgang Kurpas
  • Stephan Manus
  • Klaus Werhahn

Ph.D. Students

Diploma Students

  • Christian Dupraz
  • Peter Halke
  • Andreas Hörner
  • Alexander Högele
  • Jochen Kirschbaum
  • Tomas Krämer
  • Tobias Lindenberg
  • Christina Mooser
  • Martin Rotter
  • Florian Schrank
  • Constanze Sobotta
  • Christoph Strobl
  • Jan Weber

Publications in 2001

  • H. Qin, F. Simmel, R. H. Blick, J. P. Kotthaus, W. Wegscheider, and M. Bichler
    Determination of the Complex Microwave Photoconductance of a Single Quantum Dot
    Phys. Rev. B 63, 035320 (2001).
  • I. Kegel, T. H. Metzger, A. Lorke, J. Peisl, J. Stangl, G. Bauer, K. Nordlund, W. V. Schoenfeld, and P. M. Petroff
    Determination of Strain Fields and Composition of Self-Organized Quantum Dots Using X-Ray Diffraction
    Phys. Rev. B 63, 035318 (2001).
  • B. G. L. Jager, S. Wimmer, A. Lorke, J. P. Kotthaus, W. Wegscheider, and M. Bichler
    Edge and Bulk Effects in Terahertz Photoconductivity of an Antidot Superlattice
    Phys. Rev. B 63, 045315 (2001).
  • R. J. Warburton, C. Schäflein, D. Haft, F. Bickel, A. Lorke, K. Karraï, J. M. Garcia, W. Schoenfeld, and P. M. Petroff
    Optical Emission from Single, Charge-Tunable Quantum Rings
    Physica E 9, 124-130 (2001).
  • M. Vogel, B. Stein, H. Pettersson, and K. Karraï
    Low Temperature Scanning Probe Microscopy of Surface and Sub-Surface Charges
    Appl. Phys. Lett. 78, 2592-2594 (2001).
  • D. Haft, R. J. Warburton, and Khaled Karraï
    Luminescence Quenching in InAs Quantum Dots
    Appl. Phys. Lett. 78, 2946-2948 (2001).
  • E. M. Höhberger, A. Lorke, W. Wegscheider, and M. Bichler
    Adiabatic Pumping of Two-Dimensional Electrons in a Rachet-Type Lateral Superlattice
    Appl. Phys. Lett. 78, 2905-2907
  • S. de Haan, A. Lorke, J. P. Kotthaus, W. Wegscheider, and M. Bichler
    Conductance Quantization in an Array of Ballistic Constrictions
    Proc. "25th Int. Conf. Phys. Semicond.", Eds. N. Miura and T. Ando (Springer 2001), Pt. I, pp. 751-752
  • A. O. Govorov, A. V. Kalameitsev, V. M. Kovalev, H.-J. Kutschera, M. Streibl, M. Rotter, and A. Wixforth
    Electron Wires Driven by a Surface Acoustic Wave and Nonlinear Acoustoelectric Interactions in Quantum Wells
    Proc. "25th Int. Conf. Phys. Semicond.", Eds. N. Miura and T. Ando (Springer 2001) , Pt. I, pp. 869-870.
  • J. Krauß, A. O. Govorov, C. Kadow, A. Wixforth, and J. P. Kotthaus
    Storage of Photonic Signals in Voltage-Controlled Lateral Potential Superlattices
    Proc. "25th Int. Conf. Phys. Semicond.", Eds. N. Miura and T. Ando (Springer 2001), Pt. II, pp. 1701-1702.
  • P. M. Petroff, A. Lorke, and A. Imamoglu
    Epitaxially Self-Assembled Quantum Dots
    Physics Today 54, No.5, 46-51 (May 2001).
  • A. Tilke, R. H. Blick, H. Lorenz, and J. P. Kotthaus
    Single-Electron Tunneling in Highly Doped Silicon Nanowires in a Dual-Gate Configuration
    J. Appl. Phys. 89, 8159-8162 (2001).
  • C. Bödefeld, A. Wixforth, J. Toivonen, M. Sopranen, and H. Lipsanen
    Pumping of Quantum Dots with Surface Acoustic Waves
    phys. stat. sol. (b) 224, 703-706 (2001).
  • A. Tilke, F. C. Simmel, R. H. Blick, H. Lorenz, and J. P. Kotthaus
    Coulomb Blockade in Silicon Nanostructures
    Progress in Quantum Electronics 25, 97-138 (2001).
  • L. Novotny, R. D. Grober, and K. Karraï
    Reflected Image of a Strongly Focused Spot
    Optics Letters 26, 789-791 (2001).
  • A. Tilke, R. H. Blick, and H. Lorenz
    Fabrication and Integration Possibilities of Ultrasmall Quantum Dots in Silicon-on-Insulator Material
    J. Appl. Phys. 90, 942-946 (2001).
  • M. Streibl, H. J. Kutschera, W. Sauer, and A. Wixforth
    Numerical and Experimental Analysis of Complex Surface Acoustic Wave Fields
    Proc. "2000 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium", Ed. D. E. Yuhas, San Juan, Puerto Rico, p.319-320 (2001).
  • M. Rotter, W. Ruile, and A. Wixforth
    Non-Reciprocal SAW Devices for RF Applications
    Proc. "2000 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium", Ed. D. E. Yuhas, San Juan, Puerto Rico, p.369 (2001).
  • N. Fertig, Ch. Meyer, R. H. Blick, Ch. Trautmann, and J. C. Behrend
    Microstructured Glass Chip for Ion-Channel Electrophysiology
    Phys. Rev. E 64, 040901(R) (2001).
  • J. Krauß, A.V. Kalameitsev, A.O. Govorov, W.Wegscheider, A. Wixforth, and J. P. Kotthaus
    Dynamics of Charge Spreading in an Undoped GaAs-Quantum Well Structure
    Conference Workbook for the "14th International Conference on the Electronic Properties of Two-Dimensional Systems", Pt. I, pp.783-786, (Prag 2001).
  • A. Erbe, C. Weiss, W. Zwerger, and R. H. Blick
    Nanomechanical Resonator Shuttling Single Electrons at Radio Frequencies
    Phys. Rev. Lett. 87, 096106 (2001) .
  • A. Kraus, A. Erbe, R. H. Blick, G. Corso, and K. Richter
    Parametric frequency tuning of phase-locked nanoelectromechanical resonators
    Appl. Phys. Lett. 79, 3521 (2001).
  • A. O. Govorov, A. V. Kalameitsev, V. M. Kovalev, H.-J. Kutschera, and A. Wixforth
    Self-Induced Acoustic Transparency in Semiconductor Quantum Films
    Phys. Rev. Lett. 87, 226803 (2001).
  • L. Pescini, A. Tilke, R. H. Blick, H. Lorenz, J. P. Kotthaus, W. Eberhardt, and D. Kern
    Nanoscale Field Emission Triode Operating under Atmospheric Pressure
    Adv. Mater. 13, 1780-1783 (2001).
  • T. Brandes, F. Renzoni, and R. H. Blick
    Adiabatic steering and determination of dephasing rates in double-dot qubits
    Phys. Rev. B 64, 035319 (2001).
  • H. Qin, A. W. Holleitner, K. Eberl, and R. H. Blick
    Coherent superposition of photon- and phonon-assisted tunneling in coupled quantum dots
    Phys. Rev. B 64, 241302(R) (2001).
  • A. W. Holleitner, C. R. Decker, K. Eberl, and R. H. Blick
    Coherent Coupling of Two Quantum Dots Embedded in an Aharonov-Bohm Interferometer
    Phys. Rev. Lett. 87, 256802 (2001).
  • C. E. Zybil, M. Vogel, K. Karraï, A. Kriele, H. Lorenz
    Activation of single domains in (111) PZT and (100) SBT
    Integrated-Ferroelectrics Vol 32, p.843-50 (2001).

Patents in 2001

  • Patents submitted in 2001:
    Florian Bickel, Khaled Karraï
    "Sondenspitze, insbesondere für die optische Nahfeld-Mikroskopie, und Verfahren zu deren Herstellung"
    DE10164093.5
  • Patents published in 2001:
    Robert H. Blick, Artur Erbe, Jörg P. Kotthaus
    "Electromechanical Single Electron Switch"
    DE 199 61 811.9, filed: 12/21/99, patent is pending.
  • Patents granted in 2001:
    Axel Lorke, Jörg P. Kotthaus, Aimin Song
    "Nichtlineares elektronisches Bauteil"
    DE19757525

Invited Talks in 2001

Robert H. Blick

  • "Nanofabricated Electro-Mechanical Devices: Physics & Applications"
    48th International Symposium of the American Vacuum Society, San Francisco,USA, November 2001.
  • "Nanoelectromechanical Systems: Physics & Applications"
    Workshop on Quantum Non-Planar Nanostructures & Nanoelectronics (QNN'01), AIST-Tsukuba, Japan, Tsukuba, July 2001.

Khaled Karraï

  • "Interband Spectroscopy of Ring-Shaped quantum dots"
    DPG Frühjarstagung - Hamburg, March 29th 2001.
  • "Spectroscopy of charge tuneable quantum rings"
    International Conference on Dynamical Processes in Excited States of Solids 2001, July 3rd 2001.
  • "Emission spectroscopy on single charge tuneable quantum dots"
    LANMAT/ Venice, Interaction of Laser Radiation with Matter at Nanoscopic Scales LANMAT 2001, October 3rd 2001.
  • "Optical emission of charge tuneable single quantum dots", "Low-temperature scanning probe microscopy of surface and subsurface charges"
    Meeting of the SFP : Daniel Dautreppe 2001, Nanomonde exploration & Future, October 2001.

Jörg P. Kotthaus

  • "Nanostructured Silicon for Electronic and Electromechanic Devices"
    March Meeting of the American Physical Society, Seattle, March 2001.
  • "Electronic Interactions in Quantum Dots"
    Int. Workshop "Frontiers in the Physics of Complex Systems", Israel, March 2001.
  • "Electronic Structure and Single Electron Charging in Self-Assembled Quantum Dots", "Piezoelectric Surface Acoustic Waves as Sensors and Conveyor Belts for Charge Carriers in Quantum Wells", and "Manipulating Electrons in Nanostructured Semiconductors"
    10th Brazilian Workshop on Semiconductor Physics, Guaruja, April 2001.
  • "Nanostructured Semiconductors as Sensors and Manipulators"
    LASERION Workshop "Microfabrication, Nanostructured Materials and Biotechnology", Schloss Ringberg, June 2001.
  • "Electronic Interactions in Quantum Dots" and "Mechanically Manipulating Electrons in Nanostructured Semiconductors"
    Winterschool: "Low Dimensional Physics" of the South African Institute of Physics, Durban, July 2001.
  • "Electronic and Electromechanical Interactions in Quantum Dot Systems"
    Institute of Theoretical Physics Program on Nanoscience, UC Santa Barbara, August 2001.
  • "Nanostructures as Sensors and Manipulators"
    Chemical Nanotechnology Talks II, DECHEMA, Frankfurt, October 2001.
  • "Manipulating Electrons in Nanostructures"
    Inauguration of the DFG-Center for Functional Nanostructures, Karlsruhe, December 2001.

Heribert Lorenz

  • "Nanolithographie - Herstellung von Nanostrukturen mit dem Rasterkraftmikroskop"
    Otti-Technik-Kolleg, 2nd Workshop on Nanotechnology, Würzburg, Germany, 23./24.10.2001.
  • "Nanotechnologie - der Schluessel zum 21. Jahrhundert"
    Hans-Seidel-Stiftung, Workshop on Nanotechnology, Wildbad Kreuth, Germany, 02.-04.03.2001.

Achim Wixforth

  • "Nonlinear acoustics in semiconductor nanostructures"
    14th International Conference on Electronic properties of Two-Dimensional Systems (EP2DS-14), Prague (CZ) 2001.

Senior Scientists of Cooperating Groups

  • Thomas Bein
    CeNS, LMU München, Germany.
  • Alik Chaplik
    Institute of Semiconductor Physics, Novosibirsk, Russia.
  • Valeri Dolgopolov
    Russian Academy of Sciences, Chernogolovka, Russia.
  • Karl Eberl
    Max-Planck-Institut für Festkörperforschung, Heisenbergstr. 1, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany.
  • Jochen Feldmann
    CeNS, LMU München, Germany.
  • Hermann Gaub
    CeNS, LMU München, Germany.
  • Art C. Gossard
    Materials Department, University of California - Santa Barbara, California 93106-5050, USA.
  • Alexander O. Govorov
    Institute of Semiconductor Physics, Novosibirsk, Russia.
  • Robert D. Grober
    Department of Applied Physics, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA.
  • Reinhard Guckenberger
    MPI of Biochemistry, Martinsried, Germany.
  • Wolfgang Heckl
    CeNS, LMU München, Germany.
  • Patrik Hoffmann
    University Lausanne, France.
  • Serge Huant
    Laboratoire de Spectrométrie Physique, Université Joseph Fourier Grenoble and CNRS, BP 87, 38402 Saint Martin d'Hères, France.
  • Paul Leiderer
    University of Konstanz, Germany.
  • Harri Lipsanen
    Optoelectronics Laboratory, Helsinki University of Technology, Otakaari 1, 02150 Espoo, Finland.
  • Hartmut Metzger
    ESRF Grenoble, France.
  • Karl Neumeier
    Walther-Meissner-Institut für Tieftemperaturforschung, Walther-Meissner-Straße 8, 85748 Garching, Germany.
  • Lukas Novotny
    The Institute of Optics, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, USA.
  • Johann Peisl
    CeNS, LMU München, Germany.
  • Pierre M. Petroff
    University of California - Santa Barbara, California, USA.
  • Klaus H. Schmidt, U. Kunze
    Werkstoffe der Elektrotechnik, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany.
  • Dieter Schuh, Max Bichler, Gerhard Abstreiter
    Walter Schottky Institut, TU München, Am Coulombwall 3, 85748 Garching, Germany.
  • Werner Wegscheider
    Institut für Angewandte und Experimentelle Physik, Universität Regensburg, 93040 Regensburg, Germany.
  • Daniel van der Weide
    University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA.
  • Dietmar Weinmann
    Institut de Physique et Chimie des Matériaux de Strasbourg, UMR 7504 (CNRS-ULP), 23 rue du Loess, 67037 Strasbourg, France.

Financial Support in 2001

Funding of this work via the following agencies is gratefully acknowledged: