Giant optical anisotropy in cylindrical self-assembled InAs/GaAs quantum rings

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作者
Zhang, Weiwei [1 ]
Su, Zhiqiang [1 ]
Gong, Ming [1 ]
Li, Chuan-Feng [1 ]
Guo, Guang-Can [1 ]
He, Lixin [1 ]
机构
[1] Chinese Acad Sci, Univ Sci & Technol China, Key Lab Quantum Informat, Hefei 230026, Peoples R China
基金
中国国家自然科学基金;
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10.1209/0295-5075/83/67004
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
Using a single-particle atomistic pseudopotential method followed by a configuration interaction treatment to many-particle interactions, we investigate the geometry, electronic structures and optical transitions of a self-assembled InAs/GaAs quantum ring (QR), with its shape changing continuously from a lens-shaped quantum dot (QD) to a nearly one-dimensional ring. We find that the biaxial strain inside the ring is strongly asymmetric in the plane perpendicular to the QR growth direction, leading to a giant optical anisotropy. Copyright (C) EPLA, 2008
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