2013
DOI: 10.1021/nl401217q
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Harmonic Oscillator Wave Functions of a Self-Assembled InAs Quantum Dot Measured by Scanning Tunneling Microscopy

Abstract: InAs quantum dots embedded in an AlAs matrix inside a double barrier resonant tunneling diode are investigated by cross-sectional scanning tunneling spectroscopy. The wave functions of the bound quantum dot states are spatially and energetically resolved. These bound states are known to be responsible for resonant tunneling phenomena in such quantum dot diodes. The wave functions reveal a textbook-like one-dimensional harmonic oscillator behavior showing up to five equidistant energy levels of 80 meV spacing. … Show more

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“…Bound electron states of a quantum dot are commonly modelled as harmonic potentials [100] and so we define VnormalRfalse(xfalse)=false012mω2x2,1emVnormalBfalse(xfalse)=false012mω2false(xxnormalBfalse)2+εnormalB1emand1emVnormalPfalse(xfalse)=false012mω2false(xxnormalPfalse)2εnormalP, where x denotes the coordinate of the single electron. We choose parameters that correspond to a self-assembled InAs quantum dot [101] with effective electron mass m=0.24 me and vibrational energy spacing ω=0.08 false0eV, which for simplicity is chosen to be the same for all states. The bridge and product minima are located at xnormalB=9 nm and xnormalP=18 nm, respectively, from the reactant, which corresponds to a typical length scale for quantum dots.…”
Section: Fourth-order Instanton Theorymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Bound electron states of a quantum dot are commonly modelled as harmonic potentials [100] and so we define VnormalRfalse(xfalse)=false012mω2x2,1emVnormalBfalse(xfalse)=false012mω2false(xxnormalBfalse)2+εnormalB1emand1emVnormalPfalse(xfalse)=false012mω2false(xxnormalPfalse)2εnormalP, where x denotes the coordinate of the single electron. We choose parameters that correspond to a self-assembled InAs quantum dot [101] with effective electron mass m=0.24 me and vibrational energy spacing ω=0.08 false0eV, which for simplicity is chosen to be the same for all states. The bridge and product minima are located at xnormalB=9 nm and xnormalP=18 nm, respectively, from the reactant, which corresponds to a typical length scale for quantum dots.…”
Section: Fourth-order Instanton Theorymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This is directly related to the definition stated above in terms of energy, not only for spherical, but also for common QDs with lower, approximately cylindrical symmetry, if a 2D Bohr radius a 2D ≈ a B /2 is used. In such structures, the z-axis confinement defines the optical transition energy, while carrier states have the form of consecutive shells in the x-y plane very well described by the harmonic confinement model [5][6][7]. While for cylindrical symmetry eigenstates of radial harmonic oscillator are expected, in the case of QDs made of noncentrosymmetric semiconductors, strain-induced piezoelectric field breaks the symmetry.…”
Section: Confinement Asymmetrymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Der Abbildungsmechanismus des RTM basiert auf dem Vermessen des Tunnelstroms zwischen einer Spitze und der Probenoberfläche als Funktion der angelegten Spannung und der Position im Raum. Dadurch kann diese Technik nicht nur die topographischen Eigenschaften der Oberfläche auflösen, sondern auch ihre die elektronischen Eigenschaften spektroskopisch entschlüsseln (Abbildung ) . Diese Methode hat jedoch einen bedeutenden Nachteil.…”
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“…Die Farben beschreiben die Höhe der Mikroskopspitze über der Probe in Pikometern. In der AlAs‐Schicht sind Quantenpunkte aus InAs eingebaut, die als helle Strukturen erkennbar sind . b) Lokales Streumuster einer magnetischen Störstelle in einem Kupfer‐Einkristall .…”
Section: Abbunclassified