Abbreviations	Full names
BG	barrier gate
CMOS	complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor
CB	coupling barrier
DQDs	double quantum dots
EBL	electron-beam lithography
EELS	electron energy loss spectroscopy
EDS	energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy
Dit	interface trap density
LPCVD	low-pressure chemical vapor deposition
OQDs	octuple QDs
PL	photoluminescence
PG	plunger gate
QQDs	quadruple QDs
qubit	quantum bit
QD	quantum dot
SEM	scanning electron microscopy (SEM)
STEM	scanning transmission electron microscopy
SAED	selected area electron diffraction
SOI	silicon-on-insulator
SET	single-electron transistor
SHT	single-hole transistor
TEM	transmission electron microscopy
TQDs	triple quantum dots
2DEG	two-dimensional electron gas
2DHG	two-dimensional hole gas
VLSI	very large scale integrated circuits
XRD	X-ray diffraction