Exciton Spin Relaxation Time in Quantum Dots Measured by Continuous-Wave Photoluminescence Spectroscopy

S. Mackowski; T. A. Nguyen; H. E. Jackson; L. M. Smith; J. Kossut; G. Karczewski

doi:10.1063/1.1636516

Exciton Spin Relaxation Time in Quantum Dots Measured by Continuous-Wave Photoluminescence Spectroscopy

Materials Science 2009-11-10 v1

Authors: S. Mackowski , T. A. Nguyen , H. E. Jackson , L. M. Smith , J. Kossut , G. Karczewski

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Abstract

We demonstrate a new method of measuring the exciton spin relaxation time in semiconductor nanostructures by continuous-wave photoluminescence. We find that for self-assembled CdTe quantum dots the degree of circular polarization of emission is larger when exciting polarized excitons into the lower energy spin state than in the case when the excitons are excited into the higher energy spin state. A simple rate equation model gives the exciton spin relaxation time in CdTe quantum dots equal to 4.8+/-0.3 ns, significantly longer than the quantum dot exciton recombination time 300 ps.

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exciton spin relaxation quantum dots photoluminescence circular polarization CdTe

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0308116,
  title  = {Exciton Spin Relaxation Time in Quantum Dots Measured by Continuous-Wave Photoluminescence Spectroscopy},
  author = {S. Mackowski and T. A. Nguyen and H. E. Jackson and L. M. Smith and J. Kossut and G. Karczewski},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0308116},
  year   = {2009}
}

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Exciton Spin Relaxation Time in Quantum Dots Measured by Continuous-Wave Photoluminescence Spectroscopy

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