Carrier and spin dynamics in charged quantum dots

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5361, Issue , 2004, Pages 76-87

  Hall, K C ^a   Gundogdu K ^a   Boggess, Thomas F ^a   Shchekin, O B ^b   Deppe, D G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

Carrier capture dynamics; p type doping; Quantum dot; Spin detection; Spin light emitting diode; Spin relaxation

Indexed keywords

CARRIER CAPTURE DYNAMICS; SPIN DETECTION; SPIN LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE; SPIN RELAXATION;

ELECTRON SCATTERING; GROUND STATE; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; POLARIZATION;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

EID: 3543079360     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.531620     Document Type: Conference Paper

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