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Title: Polarization and Aharonov-Bohm oscillations in quantum-ring magnetoexcitons

Journal Article · · Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
 [1];  [2]
  1. Department of Physics and Astronomy, Nanoscale and Quantum Phenomena Institute, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio 45701-2979 (United States)
  2. Department of Physics and Computational Center for Molecular Structure and Interactions, Jackson State University, Jackson, Mississippi 39217 (United States)

We study interaction and radial polarization effects on the absorption spectrum of neutral bound magnetoexcitons confined in quantum-ring structures. We show that the size and orientation of the exciton's dipole moment, as well as the interaction screening, play important roles in the Aharonov-Bohm (AB) oscillations. In particular, the excitonic absorption peaks display AB oscillations both in position and amplitude for weak electron-hole interaction and large radial polarization. The presence of impurity scattering induces anticrossings in the exciton spectrum, leading to a modulation in the absorption strength. These properties could be used in experimental investigations of the effect in semiconductor quantum-ring structures.

OSTI ID:
20719544
Journal Information:
Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, Vol. 72, Issue 12; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.72.125327; (c) 2005 The American Physical Society; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1098-0121
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English