Pressure-induced energy level crossings and narrowing of photoluminescence linewidth in self-assembled InAlAs/AlGaAs quantum dots

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Phillips, J [1 ]
Bhattacharya, P
Venkateswaran, U
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[1] Univ Michigan, Dept Elect Engn & Comp Sci, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA
[2] Oakland Univ, Dept Phys, Rochester, MI 48309 USA
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10.1063/1.123612
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O59 [应用物理学];
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We present a study of the hydrostatic-pressure dependence of the photoluminescence from In0.5Al0.5As/Al0.25Ga0.75As self-assembled quantum dots. Three distinct regions of quantum-dot peak-energy shift with pressure are observed and are attributed to energy level crossings and band mixing effects. In addition, a large reduction in photoluminescence linewidth with applied pressure is noted. (C) 1999 American Institute of Physics. [S0003-6951(99)01211-5].
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