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By completing the [/resources/qdot Quantum Dot Lab], you will be able to: 

a) understand the 3D confinement of carriers in a quantum dot, 

b) describe effects of geometry of a quantum dot on the energy states of carriers,

c) study light absorption of a quantum dot


The specific objectives of the Quantum Dot Lab are:

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== Recommended Reading ==
If you have not had experience with quantum mechanics, listed below are the suggested reading materials: 

1. D. K. Ferry, Quantum Mechanics: An Introduction for Device Physicists and Electrical Engineers, Second Edition (Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001). 

2. P. Harrison, Quantum Wells, Wires and Dots: Theoretical and Computational Physics of Semiconductor Nanostructures (John Wiley & Sons, 2010).

3. Quantum dot, wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_dot.

== Demo ==
 * [/resources/4194 Introduction to quantum dot lab]
 * [/resources/6845 Quantum dot lab tool demonstration]
== Theoretical Description ==
 * [https://nanohub.org/resources/189 Quantum dots]
 * [https://nanohub.org/resources/8598 Introduction to Quantum Dots and Modeling Needs/Requirements]
 * [https://nanohub.org/resources/8599 Nanoelectronic Modeling Lecture 29: Introduction to the NEMO3D Tool]
== Tool Verification ==
== Worked Examples ==
 * [https://nanohub.org/resources/4196/download/2008.03.06-klimeck.pdf Introduction to quantum dot lab slide 19-30]
== Exercises and Homework Assignments ==
 * [https://nanohub.org/resources/4203 Exercise]
== Solutions to Exercises ==
 * Solutions to exercises are provided to Instructors ONLY!
== Take a Test ==
 * [https://nanohub.org/resources/9968 Test for Quantum Dot Lab tool]
== Solve the Challenge ==
 * [https://nanohub.org/resources/9970 Quantum dot - Design a laser]