Energy Levels in a Single-Electron Quantum Dot with Hydrostatic Pressure
H.E. Caicedo-Ortiza, b, H.O. Casta neda Fernándezc, E. Santiago-Cortésa, d, D.A. Mantilla-Sandovala
aCorporación Universitaria Autónoma del Cauca, Popayán, Colombia
bDepartamento de Ciencias Básicas, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Anahuac Norte, México
cEscuela Superior de Física y Matemáticas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, México
dEscuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas y Centro de Nanociencias y Micro y Nanotecnologías, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, México
Received: April 1, 2018; revised version June 4, 2018; in final form June 11, 2018
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In this article we present a study of the effects of hydrostatic pressure on the energy levels of a quantum dot with an electron. A quantum dot is modeled using an infinite potential well and a two-dimensional harmonic oscillator and solved through the formalism of second quantization. A scheme for the implementation of a quantum NOT gate controlled with hydrostatic pressure is proposed.

DOI:10.12693/APhysPolA.134.570
topics: quantum dots, harmonic oscillator, potential well, quantum gate, quantum computer