nanocorral

Definition

A microscopic, gate-controlled structure that uses precisely shaped electric fields to capture and isolate specific particles, such as excitons, at the nanometer scale.

Etymology

The word is a combination of the prefix 'nano-' (from the Greek 'nanos', meaning dwarf or extremely small) and the noun 'corral' (from the Spanish 'corral', meaning an enclosure for animals). It describes an enclosure built to contain or direct components at the nanoscale.

In the news

In the article, researchers used an electrostatic nanocorral to trap charged excitons in a semiconductor material, allowing them to manipulate quantum light emission with high precision.

Electrostatic nanocorral offers new control over charged excitons and quantum light

Phys.org

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