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230 QUANTUM WELLS. WIRES, AND DOTS<br />

Figure 9.6. Quantum-dot array formed by lithography from the initial configuration of Fig. 9.5.<br />

This 24-fold quantum-dot array consists of six columns of four stacked quantum dots.<br />

Fig 9.6. As an example of the advantages of fabricating quantum dot arrays, it<br />

has been found experimentally that the arrays produce a greatly enhanced pho<strong>to</strong>-<br />

luminescent output of light. Figure 9.7 shows a pho<strong>to</strong>luminescence (PL) spectrum<br />

from a quantum-dot array that is much more than 100 times stronger than the<br />

spectrum obtained from the initial multiple quantum wells. The principles behind the<br />

pho<strong>to</strong>luminescence technique are described in Section 8.3.1. The main peak of the<br />

spectrum of Fig. 9.7 was attributed <strong>to</strong> a localized exci<strong>to</strong>n (LE), as explained in<br />

Section 9.4. This magnitude of enhancement shown in the figure has been obtained<br />

from initial samples containing, typically, a 15-period superlattice (SL) of alternating<br />

I<br />

LE^^ T=4K<br />

0.70 0.75 0.80 0.85 0.90<br />

E (ev)<br />

Figure 9.7. Pho<strong>to</strong>luminescence spectrum of an array of 60-nm-diameter quantum dots formed<br />

by lithography, compared with the spectrum of the initial as-grown multiple quantum well. The<br />

intense peak at 0.7654eV is attributed <strong>to</strong> localized exci<strong>to</strong>ns (LE) in the superlattice (SL). The<br />

spectra were taken at temperature 4 K. [From T. P. Sidiki and C. M. S. Torres, in Nalwa (2000),<br />

Vol. 3, Chapter 5, p. 251 .]

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