Physics at the nanoscale has emerged as a field where discoveries of fundamental physical
effects lead to a greater understanding of the solid state. Additionally, the field is believed to …

The defining attribute of a diluted magnetic semiconductor (DMS) is the existence of dopant−
carrier magnetic exchange interactions. In this letter, we report the first direct observation of …

We analyze the optical emission of single II-VI quantum dots containing 0 or 1 magnetic
atom (manganese) and a controlled number of carriers (0,±1 electron). The emission of …

Electrical control over the magnetic states of doped semiconductor nanostructures could
enable new spin-based information processing technologies. To this end, extensive …

Two coupled CdTe quantum dots, selected from a self-assembled system, one of them
containing a single Mn ion, were studied by continuous wave and modulated …

We report on the optical spectroscopy of a single InAs/GaAs quantum dot doped with a
single Mn atom in a longitudinal magnetic field of a few Tesla. Our findings show that the Mn …

Extensively studied Mn-doped semiconductor nanocrystals have invariably exhibited
photoluminescence over a narrow energy window of width≤<? format?> 150 meV in the …

Spontaneous magnetization is observed at zero magnetic field in photoexcited colloidal Cd1–
x Mn x Se (x= 0.13) quantum dots (QDs) prepared by diffusion do**, reflecting strong …

Impurity do** can be used to dramatically alter the physical properties of semiconductor
nanostructures and endow them with promising new technological potential. This review …

A photoexcited II-VI semiconductor quantum dots doped with a few Mn spins is considered.
The effects of spin-exciton interactions and the resulting multispin correlations on the …