Main Reference

For an illustration of the algorithm of DONRODRIGO, analysis of its performances, and discussion of its applicability ranges, see:
• M. Rontani, C. Cavazzoni, D. Bellucci, G. Goldoni, "Full configuration interaction approach to the few-electron problem in artificial atoms", J. Chem. Phys. Vol. 124 Issue 11 (2006), in press, available as cond-mat/0508111.

List of scientific publication realized with DONRODRIGO

•C. P. Garcia, V. Pellegrini, A. Pinczuk, M. Rontani, G. Goldoni, E. Molinari, B. S. Dennis, L. N. Pfeiffer, K. W. West, "Spin excitations in few-electrons AlGaAs/GaAs quantum dots probed by inelastic light scattering", Physica E (2006), in press.
•M. Rontani, "Theory of electron spectroscopies in strongly correlated semiconductor quantum dots", in Series on Advances in Quantum Many-Body Theories, ed. S. Hernandez, invited paper of 13th International Conference on Recent Progress in Many-Body Theories (QMBT13), Buenos Aires, Argentina, 5-9 December 2005 (World Scientific, 2006), in press, available as cond-mat/0602263.
•D. Bellucci, M. Rontani, G.Goldoni, E. Molinari, "Quantum phases of correlated electrons in artificial molecules under magnetic fields", submitted (2006).
•T. Ota, M. Rontani, S. Tarucha, Y. Nakata, H. Z. Song, T. Miyazawa, T. Usuki, M. Takatsu, N. Yokoyama, "Few-electron molecular states and their transitions in a single InAs quantum dot molecule", Phys. Rev. Lett. 95, 236801 (2005).
•T. Ota, M. Stopa, M. Rontani, T. Hatano, K. Yamada, S. Tarucha, Y. Nakata, H. Z. Song, T. Miyazawa, T. Usuki, M. Takatsu, N. Yokoyama, "Spin states in a single InAs quantum dot molecule probed by single-electron tunneling spectroscopy", AIP Conf. Proc. 772, 643 (2005).
•A. Bertoni, M. Rontani, G. Goldoni, E. Molinari, "Reduced electron relaxation rate in multi-electron quantum dots", Phys. Rev. Lett. 95, 066806 (2005).
•C. P. Garcia, V. Pellegrini, A. Pinczuk, M. Rontani, G. Goldoni, E. Molinari, B. S. Dennis, L. N. Pfeiffer, K. W. West, "Evidence of correlation in spin excitations of few-electron quantum dots", Phys. Rev. Lett. 95, 266806 (2005).
•M. Rontani, E. Molinari, "Imaging quasi-particle wavefunctions in quantum dots via tunneling spectroscopy", Phys. Rev. B 71, 233106 (2005).
•M. Rontani, E. Molinari, "Correlation Effects in Quantum Dot Wave Function Imaging", Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. Vol. 45 Issue 3B (2006), in press, available as cond-mat/0507688.
•M. Rontani, C. Cavazzoni, G. Goldoni, "The crossover between liquid and solid electron phases in quantum dots: A large-scale configuration-interaction study", Computer Phys. Commun. 169, 430 (2005).
•D. Bellucci, M. Rontani, G. Goldoni, F. Troiani, E. Molinari, "Interacting electrons in artificial molecules with magnetic field of arbitrary direction", Physica E 26, 327 (2005).
•G. Goldoni, F. Troiani, M. Rontani, D. Bellucci, E. Molinari, "Collective properties of electrons and holes in coupled quantum dots", Proc. NATO series II Vol 190, eds. B. Joyce, P. Kelires, A. Naumovets, D.D. Vvedensky (2005).
•G. Goldoni, M. Rontani, A. Bertoni, F. Troiani, D. Bellucci, E. Molinari, C. Cavazzoni, "Correlated quantum states of artificial atoms and molecules via the Configuration Interaction method", Science & Supercomputing Report CINECA 2005, (2005). •M. Rontani, S. Amaha, K. Muraki, F. Manghi, E. Molinari, S. Tarucha, D. G. Austing, "Molecular phases in coupled quantum dots", Phys. Rev. B 69, 85327 (2004).
•D. Bellucci, M. Rontani, F. Troiani, G. Goldoni, E. Molinari, "Competing mechanisms for singlet-triplet transition in artificial molecules", Phys. Rev. B 69, R201308 (2004).
•D. Bellucci, M. Rontani, G. Goldoni, F. Troiani, E. Molinari, "Spin-Spin Interaction In Artificial Molecules With In-Plane Magnetic Field", Physica E 22, 482 (2004).
•M. Rontani, G. Goldoni, E. Molinari, "Few-electron liquid and solid phases in artificial molecules at high magnetic field", in "New directions in mesoscopic physics (towards nanoscience)", edited by R. Fazio, V. F. Gantmakher, Y. Imry, NATO Science Series II: Physics and Chemistry, Vol.125, p. 361 (Kluwer, Netherlands, 2003).
•T. Ota, M. Stopa, M. Rontani, T. Hatano, K. Yamada, S. Tarucha, H. Z. Song, Y. Nakata, T. Miyazawa, T. Ohshima, N. Yokoyama, "Molecular states observed in a single pair of strongly coupled self-assembled InAs quantum dots", Superlattices and Microstructures 34, 159 (2003).
•M. Rontani, G. Goldoni, F. Manghi, and E. Molinari, "Raman signatures of classical and quantum phases in coupled dots: A theoretical prediction", Europhys. Lett. 58, 555 (2002).
•M. Rontani, F. Troiani, U. Hohenester, and E. Molinari, "Quantum phases in artificial molecules", Solid State Commun. 119, 309 (2001) - Special Issue on Spin Effects in Mesoscopic Systems.