We integrate resonant-cavity light-emitting diodes containing quantum dots onto substrates with giant piezoelectric response. Via strain, the energy of the photons emitted by the diode can be precisely controlled during electrical injection over a spectral range larger than 20 meV. Simultaneously, the exciton fine-structure-splitting and the biexciton binding energy can be tuned to the values required for entangled photon generation.
Self-assembled Ge wires with a height of only 3 unit cells and a length of up to 2 micrometers were grown on Si(001) by means of a catalyst-free method based on molecular beam epitaxy. The wires grow horizontally along either the [100] or the [010] direction. On atomically flat surfaces, they exhibit a highly uniform, triangular cross section. A simple thermodynamic model accounts for the existence of a preferential base width for longitudinal expansion, in quantitative agreement with the experimental findings. Despite the absence of intentional doping, the first transistor-type devices made from single wires show low-resistive electrical contacts and single-hole transport at sub-Kelvin temperatures. In view of their exceptionally small and self-defined cross section, these Ge wires hold promise for the realization of hole systems with exotic properties and provide a new development route for silicon-based nanoelectronics.
Novel schemes based on the design of complex three-dimensional
(3D) nanoscale architectures are required for the development of the
next generation of advanced electronic components. He+ focused-ion-beam
(FIB) microscopy in combination with a precursor gas allows one to
fabricate 3D nanostructures with an extreme resolution and a considerably
higher aspect ratio than FIB-based methods, such as Ga+ FIB-induced deposition, or other additive manufacturing technologies.
In this work, we report the fabrication of 3D tungsten carbide nanohelices
with on-demand geometries via controlling key deposition parameters.
Our results show the smallest and highest-densely packed nanohelix
ever fabricated so far, with dimensions of 100 nm in diameter and
aspect ratio up to 65. These nanohelices become superconducting at
7 K and show a large critical magnetic field and critical current
density. In addition, given its helical 3D geometry, fingerprints
of vortex and phase-slip patterns are experimentally identified and
supported by numerical simulations based on the time-dependent Ginzburg–Landau
equation. These results can be understood by the helical geometry
that induces specific superconducting properties and paves the way
for future electronic components, such as sensors, energy storage
elements, and nanoantennas, based on 3D compact nanosuperconductors.
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