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Figure 15 Two-color PL blinking in Stranski–Krastinow strain-induced GaAsQDs. (From Ref. 71.)Figure 15 clearly shows the TCB as a beating of the luminescence intensitybetween the ground state and excited state, respectively. A detailed analysis ofthe spectra reveals that the overall intensity of the PL emission of that particularQD is almost constant over the time period the TCB is observed.A potential model to explain TCB is shown in Fig. 16. The 488-nmexcitation is absorbed preferentially in the barrier regions surrounding theSIQD, and electrons and holes from the barrier are readily trapped into theGaAs SIQD to produce band filling. When both of the first two radiativestates are filled, PL can occur from both levels. Photoionization via an Augerprocess involving the lowest state will quench the PL from that state. Thelowest state can be refilled with electrons from the higher state, thus turningon the lower-energy emission and turning off the higher-energy emission.Repopulation of the upper state <strong>by</strong> electron trapping in the SIQD from thebarrier turns the higher-energy PL back on.E. Anomaly in the Photoluminescence Excitation SpectraPhotoluminescence excitation spectra measure the emitted PL intensitydetected at a fixed wavelength as a function of the excitation wavelength. Ifthe photogenerated carriers relax efficiently to their lowest-energy levels anddo not follow other parallel radiative or nonradiative channels from theirhigher excited states (hot carriers), then the PLE spectrum should have thesame spectral shape as the absorption spectrum. This is generally true for<strong>Copyright</strong> <strong>2004</strong> <strong>by</strong> <strong>Marcel</strong> <strong>Dekker</strong>, <strong>Inc</strong>. <strong>All</strong> <strong>Rights</strong> <strong>Reserved</strong>.

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