Theory Department
Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics
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El Moussaouy, A., Bria, D., Nougauoi, A., Charrour, R., Bouhassoune, M.

Exciton-phonon coupled states in CdTe/Cd1−xZnxTe quantum dots
Journal of Applied Physics 93, pp 2906-2911 (2003)
This article presents a theoretical analysis of the dependence of the exciton binding energy and exciton-LO-phonon coupling on the cylindrical quantum dot (QD) size. The effect of the temperature on the integrated photoluminescence line intensity is also investigated. Calculations were performed within the effective-mass approximation by using a variational method. Specific applications of these results are given for CdTe QDs embedded in a Cd1−xZnxTe matrix. The excitonic confinement is described by a finite, deep potential well. We observe, on the one hand, an enhancement of the exciton binding energy and the exciton-LO-phonon coupling energy with decreasing dot size. On the other hand, at high temperature, the LO phonon has a negotiable effect on the photoluminescence intensity. This last physical parameter also shows a great dependence on QD size and on the potential level induced by the barrier material.

TH-2003-32