Ultra-narrow emission from single GaAs self-assembled quantum dots grown by droplet epitaxy

Nanotechnology. 2009 Sep 30;20(39):395601. doi: 10.1088/0957-4484/20/39/395601. Epub 2009 Sep 2.

Abstract

We realized ultra-narrow excitonic emission from single GaAs/AlGaAs quantum dots (QDs) grown by a refined droplet epitaxy technique. We found that uncapped quantum dots can be annealed at 400 degrees C without major changes in their morphology, thus enabling an AlGaAs capping layer to be grown at that temperature. Consequently, we demonstrate a fourfold reduction of the linewidth of the emission together with an increased recombination lifetime, compared to the conventional droplet epitaxial QDs. The averaged linewidth of neutral excitons measured by micro-photoluminescence on single quantum dots was around 35 microeV.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't