Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 2004, Vol. 25 ›› Issue (12): 2349.

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Photoluminescence Efficiency from InAs Quantum Dots

YANG Jing-Hai1,2, GONG Jie3,2, LIU Wei1, FAN Hou-Gang2, YANG Li-Li2, ZHAO Qing-Xiang4   

  1. 1. College of Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130023, China;
    2. The Institute of Condensed State Physics, Jilin Normal University, Siping 136000, China;
    3. Applied Science College, Changchun University, Changchun 130022, China;
    4. Institute of Optical-electric Physics, Chalmers University of Technology, Gteborg SE-412 96, Sweden
  • Received:2003-11-12 Online:2004-12-24 Published:2004-12-24

Abstract: InAs quantum dots(QDs) were investigated by using optical spectroscopy, in order to understand the experimental observation of strong enhancement of their photoluminescence efficiency. When a tunneling barrier is introduced between the InAs layer and the GaAs cap layer, the intensity of the InAs QD emission increases by more than an order of magnitude at the excitation density of 60 W/cm2. The enhancement of the optical recombination efficiency is due to the suppression of the nonradiative transitions in the wetting layer. The strong enhancement of the InAs emission can lead to an increase in the optical gain of the InAs laser structure.

Key words: InAs, Quantum dots, Photoluminescence efficiency

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