Few-particle effects in semiconductor quantum dots: observation of multicharged excitons

We investigate experimentally and theoretically few-particle effects in the optical spectra of single quantum dots (QDs). Photodepletion of the QD together with the slow hopping transport of impurity-bound electrons back to the QD are employed to efficiently control the number of electrons present i...

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Published in:Physical review letters Vol. 84; no. 24; pp. 5648 - 5651
Main Authors: Hartmann, A, Ducommun, Y, Kapon, E, Hohenester, U, Molinari, E
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States 12-06-2000
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Summary:We investigate experimentally and theoretically few-particle effects in the optical spectra of single quantum dots (QDs). Photodepletion of the QD together with the slow hopping transport of impurity-bound electrons back to the QD are employed to efficiently control the number of electrons present in the QD. By investigating structurally identical QDs, we show that the spectral evolutions observed can be attributed to intrinsic, multi-particle-related effects, as opposed to extrinsic QD-impurity environment-related interactions. From our theoretical calculations we identify the distinct transitions related to excitons and excitons charged with up to five additional electrons, as well as neutral and charged biexcitons.
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ISSN:0031-9007
1079-7114
DOI:10.1103/physrevlett.84.5648