Cooperative biexciton generation and destructive interference in coupled quantum dots using adiabatic rapid passage

Nicolas Renaud and Ferdinand C. Grozema
Phys. Rev. B 90, 165307 – Published 22 October 2014

Abstract

We report numerical simulations of biexciton generation in coupled quantum dots (CQDs) placed in a static electric field and excited by a chirped laser pulse. Our simulations explicitly account for exciton-phonon interactions at finite temperature using a non-Markovian quantum jump approach to solve the excitonic dynamics. In the case of noninteracting quantum dots, the biexciton generation is severely limited by the biexciton binding energy. We demonstrate that the application of an axial electric field along the CQDs can yield a favorable excitonic level alignment that compensates for the biexciton binding energy and yields an optimum biexciton generation. On the contrary, well-defined values of the electric field lead to destructive quantum interference that completely inhibits the biexciton generation. We therefore demonstrate here the potential of chirped pulse excitations of CQDs for high-efficiency biexciton generation but also for the control of unique optoelectronic properties of complex quantum systems.

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  • Received 27 June 2014
  • Revised 18 September 2014

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.90.165307

©2014 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

Nicolas Renaud* and Ferdinand C. Grozema

  • Opto-Electronic Materials Section, Department of Chemical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Julianalaan 136, 2629BL, Delft, The Netherlands

  • *n.renaud@tudelft.nl
  • f.grozema.tudelft.nl

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Vol. 90, Iss. 16 — 15 October 2014

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