Multi-excitonic emission from Stranski-Krastanov GaN/AlN quantum dots inside a nanoscale tip

Single-dot time-resolved micro-photoluminescence spectroscopy and correlated electron tomography (ET) have been performed on self-assembled GaN/AlN quantum dots isolated within a field-emission nanoscale tip by focused ion beam (FIB). Despite the effect of the FIB, the system conserves the capabilit...

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Veröffentlicht in:Applied physics letters 2017-12, Vol.111 (24)
Hauptverfasser: Mancini, L., Moyon, F., Houard, J., Blum, I., Lefebvre, W., Vurpillot, F., Das, A., Monroy, E., Rigutti, L.
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Zusammenfassung:Single-dot time-resolved micro-photoluminescence spectroscopy and correlated electron tomography (ET) have been performed on self-assembled GaN/AlN quantum dots isolated within a field-emission nanoscale tip by focused ion beam (FIB). Despite the effect of the FIB, the system conserves the capability of emitting light through multi-excitonic complexes. The optical spectroscopy data have then been correlated with the electronic structure and lifetime parameters that could be extracted using the structural parameters obtained by ET via a 6 band k.p model. A biexciton-exciton cascade could be identified and thoroughly analysed. The biexciton-exciton states exhibit a non-negligible polarization component along the [0001] polar crystal axis, indicating a significant valence band mixing, while the relationship between exciton energy and biexciton binding energy is consistent with a hybrid character of the biexciton.
ISSN:0003-6951
1077-3118
DOI:10.1063/1.5004417