Temperature-dependent photoluminescence of vertically stacked self-assembled CdSe quantum dots in ZnSe

X. Liu, M. Dobrowolska, J. K. Furdyna, S. Lee

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Abstract

We studied the optical properties of multiple layers of self-assembled CdSe quantum dots (QDs) embedded in ZnSe, grown by molecular beam epitaxy. The ZnSe barrier thicknesses separating the QD layers ranged from 30 to 60 monolayers (ML). For stacks with thinnest ZnSe barriers photoluminescence (PL) measurements reveal blue shifts as large as 180 meV relative to PL observed for single QD layers. The amount of blue shift decreases with increasing barrier thickness, and for the 60 ML spacer the PL energy returns to that emitted by a single layer of QDs. Temperature dependence of the integrated intensity of the emission spectra reveals that the activation energy for PL quenching is largest for barrier thicknesses of 30 and 45 ML. We tentatively attribute these effects to a decrease in the size of the vertically stacked QDs when the thickness of the barrier layers is small.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)65-68
Number of pages4
JournalPhysica E: Low-Dimensional Systems and Nanostructures
Volume32
Issue number1-2 SPEC. ISS.
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2006 May

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This work was supported by Korea Research Foundation Grant (KRF-2004-015-C00155), by NSF Grants DMR02-45227, and by KOSEF through QSRC at Dongguk University.

Keywords

  • Activation energy
  • Coupling
  • Quantum dots

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Condensed Matter Physics

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