Exciton Gas Compression and Metallic Condensation in a Single Semiconductor Quantum Wire

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2008-01-30

arxiv.org/abs/0801.4788v2

Phys. Rev. Lett. 101, 067405 (2008)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Strongly Correlated Electrons

4 pages, 5 figures

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevLett.101.067405

We study the metal-insulator transition in individual self-assembled quantum wires and report optical evidences of metallic liquid condensation at low temperatures. Firstly, we observe that the temperature and power dependence of the single nanowire photoluminescence follow the evolution expected for an electron-hole liquid in one dimension. Secondly, we find novel spectral features that suggest that in this situation the expanding liquid condensate compresses the exciton gas in real space. Finally, we estimate the critical density and critical temperature of the phase transition diagram at $n_c\sim1\times10^5$ cm$^{-1}$ and $T_c\sim35$ K, respectively.

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