Intersublevel spectroscopy on single InAs-quantum dots by terahertz near-field microscopy
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Abstract
Using scattering-type near-field infrared microscopy in combination with a free-electron laser, intersublevel transitions in buried single InAs quantum dots are investigated. The experiments are performed at room temperature on doped self-assembled quantum dots capped with a 70 nm GaAs layer. Clear near-field contrast of single dots is observed when the photon energy of the incident beam matches intersublevel transition energies, namely the p-d and s-d transition of conduction band electrons confined in the dots. The observed room-temperature line width of 5-8 meV of these resonances in the mid-infrared range is significantly below the inhomogeneously broadened spectral lines of quantum dot ensembles. The experiment highlights the strength of near-field microspectroscopy by demonstrating signals from bound-to-bound transitions of single electrons in a probe volume of the order of (100 nm) 3.
Details
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 4336-4340 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Nano letters |
Volume | 12 |
Issue number | 8 |
Publication status | Published - 8 Aug 2012 |
Peer-reviewed | Yes |
External IDs
ORCID | /0000-0002-2484-4158/work/158768095 |
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Keywords
- intersublevel transitions, near-field microscopy, self-assembled quantum dots, Spectroscopy on single quantum dots