Quantum wires from coupled InAs/GaAs strained quantum dots

Details Quantum wires from coupled InAs/GaAs strained quantum dots Quantum wires from coupled InAs/GaAs strained quantum dots

1998-01-22

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/9801225v2

Physics

Condensed Matter

Materials Science

5 pages revtex, epsf, 8 postscript figures

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevLett.80.3579

The electronic structure of an infinite 1D array of vertically coupled InAs/GaAs strained quantum dots is calculated using an eight-band strain-dependent k-dot-p Hamiltonian. The coupled dots form a unique quantum wire structure in which the miniband widths and effective masses are controlled by the distance between the islands, d. The miniband structure is calculated as a function of d, and it is shown that for d>4 nm the miniband is narrower than the optical phonon energy, while the gap between the first and second minibands is greater than the optical phonon energy. This leads to decreased optical phonon scattering, providing improved quantum wire behavior at high temperatures. These miniband properties are also ideal for Bloch oscillation.

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