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Title: Exciton localization and drift in tailored-potential quantum nanowires

Journal Article · · Applied Physics Letters
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4886377· OSTI ID:22303888
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  1. Laboratory of Physics of Nanostructures, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, 1015 Lausanne (Switzerland)
  2. P. N. Lebedev Physical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 119991 (Russian Federation)

Exciton recombination dynamics in tailored-potential, site-controlled AlGaAs quantum wires (QWRs) are studied. Time-resolved photoluminescence spectra evidence exciton localization in weakly disordered “uniform” QWRs, whereas deterministic bandgap grading is shown to suppress localization and promote exciton drift along the potential gradient. Measured exciton transit times between two quantum dot probes placed at opposite ends of the potential gradient yield the effective 1D exciton mobility as >1300 cm{sup 2}/(eVs).

OSTI ID:
22303888
Journal Information:
Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 104, Issue 26; Other Information: (c) 2014 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0003-6951
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English