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Title: Phonon bottleneck in GaAs/Al{sub x}Ga{sub 1−x}As quantum dots

Journal Article · · AIP Advances
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4922950· OSTI ID:22493906

We report low-temperature photoluminescence measurements on highly-uniform GaAs/Al{sub x}Ga{sub 1−x}As quantum dots grown by droplet epitaxy. Recombination between confined electrons and holes bound to carbon acceptors in the dots allow us to determine the energies of the confined states in the system, as confirmed by effective mass calculations. The presence of acceptor-bound holes in the quantum dots gives rise to a striking observation of the phonon-bottleneck effect.

OSTI ID:
22493906
Journal Information:
AIP Advances, Vol. 5, Issue 6; Other Information: (c) 2015 Author(s); Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 2158-3226
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English