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Self-assembled InAs quantum dots (QDs) grown on GaAs(001) surface by molecular beam epitaxy under continuous and growth-interruption modes exhibit two families of QDs, quasi-3D (Q3D) and 3D QDs, whose volume density evolution is…
The evolution of InAs quantum dots grown on InP substrates by metal-organic vapour phase epitaxy is studied as a function of InAs coverage. Under specific growth conditions, the onset of the two- to three-dimensional transition is seen to…
Using three-dimensional k.p calculation including strain and piezoelectricity, we showed that the size of the quantum dot (QD) in the growth direction determines the influence of the (In,Ga)As capping layer on the optical properties of…
Structures with self-organised InAs quantum dots in a GaAs matrix were grown by the low pressure metal-organic vapour phase epitaxy (LP-MOVPE) technique. Photoluminescence in combination with photomodulated reflectance spectroscopy were…
We investigate the photoluminescence temperature dependence of individual InAs/InGaAlAs quantum dots emitting in the optical telecommunication bands. The high-density dots are grown on InP substrates and the selection of a smaller dot…
Emerging applications of self-assembled semiconductor quantum dot (QD)-based nonclassical light sources emitting in the telecom C-band (1530 to 1565 nm) present challenges in terms of controlled synthesis of their low-density ensembles,…
Shape transformations of partially capped self-assembled InAs quantum dots grown on InP are studied. Atomic force microscopy images show large anisotropic redistribution of the island material after coverage by a 1 nm thick InP layer. The…
Using 3D k.p calculation including strain and piezoelectricity we predict variation of electronic and optical properties of InAs/GaAs quantum dots (QDs) with the substrate orientation. The QD transition energies are obtained for high index…
We report a correlative microscopy study of a sample containing three stacks of InGaN/GaN quantum dots (QDs) grown at different substrate temperature, each stack consisting of 3 layers of QDs. Decreasing the substrate temperature along the…
The size distribution of self-assembled InAs quantum dots grown on (001) InP under the Stranski-Krastanow growth mode is controlled using selective area/chemical beam epitaxy, which allows the formation of quantum dots at specific…
Self-assembled InAs/GaAs quantum dots (QDs) have properties highly valuable for developing various optoelectronic devices such as QD lasers and single photon sources. The applications strongly rely on the density and quality of these dots,…
The radiative and non-radiative decay rates of InAs quantum dots are measured by controlling the local density of optical states near an interface. From time-resolved measurements we extract the oscillator strength and the quantum…
We report on growth and characterization of individual InAsP/GaInP quantum dots with variable nominal As molar fraction. Magneto-photoluminescence experiments reveal QD emission in a wide range from 1.3 to 1.8 eV confirming incorporation of…
We report on a atomistic theory of electronic structure and optical properties of a single InAs quantum dot grown on InP patterned substrate. The spatial positioning of individual dots using InP nano-templates results in a quantum dot…
We present a detailed experimental optical study supported by theoretical modeling of InAs quantum dots (QDs) embedded in an InAlGaAs barrier lattice-matched to InP(001) grown with the use of a ripening step in molecular beam epitaxy. The…
Epitaxial InAs/GaAs Quantum Dots (QDs) are widely used as highly efficient and pure sources of single photons and entangled photon-pairs, however reliable wafer-scale growth techniques have proved elusive. Growth of two-dimensional Quantum…
Tailoring electronic and optical properties of self-assembled InAs quantum dots (QDs) is a critical limit for the design of several QD-based optoelectronic devices operating in the telecom frequency range. We describe how a fine control of…
III-V growth and surface conditions strongly influence the physical structure and resulting optical properties of self-assembled quantum dots (QDs). Beyond the design of a desired active optical wavelength, the polarization response of QDs…
We report on a combined photoluminescence imaging and atomic force microscopy study of single, isolated self-assembled InAs quantum dots (density <0.01 um^(-2) capped by a 95 nm GaAs layer, and emitting around 950 nm. By combining optical…
InAs self-assembled quantum dots were grown on strained layers of GaxIn1-xP (0 < x < 0.3) on InP substrates. We show that the quantum dots have narrow vertical dimensions, ranging between 2 to 10 monolayers only. The dot layer…