Superatoms in quasi – zero – dimensional  nanostructures

Sergey I. Pokutnyi1, Petr P. Gorbyk2
Page no. 44-47

This review summarizes the results of theoretical studies of superatoms (or artificial atoms) – nanodimensional quasiatomic structures formed from spatially separated electrons and holes (hole moving in the volume of a semiconductor (dielectric) quantum dot and an electron localized on the outer spherical interface  between the  quantum dot and a dielectric   matrix). It is shown that out of these superatoms can construct quasimolecules and  quasicrystals that have pre-determined physical and chemical properties. The possibility of experimental study superatoms and their role in a variety of physical and chemical phenomena, as well as in technical applications.                                                                                                                                                                              

Keywords: superatom, spatially separated electron and hole, quantum dots, quasimolecules, quasicrystals