Graphene mediated Stark shifting of quantum dot energy levels

Abstract

We demonstrate an optoelectronic device comprised of single InAs quantum dots in an n-i-Schottky diode where graphene has been used as the Schottky contact. Deterministic electric field tuning is shown using Stark-shifted micro-photoluminescence from single quantum dots. The extracted dipole moments from the Stark shifts are comparable to conventional devices where the Schottky contact is a semi-transparent metal. Neutral and singly charged excitons are also observed in the well-known Coulomb-blockade plateaus. Our results indicate that graphene is a suitable replacement for metal contacts in quantum dot devices which require electric field control.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
May 23, 2016
Source ID
10.1063/1.4952611

Entities

People

  • A. Nick Vamivakas
  • Antonio Badolato
  • Chitraleema Chakraborty
  • Kenneth M Goodfellow
  • Laura Kinnischtzke
  • Stefan Fält
  • W. Wegscheider
  • Yi-ming Lai

Organizations

  • Air Force Office of Scientific Research
  • ETH Zurich
  • National Science Foundation
  • Swiss National Science Foundation
  • University of Rochester

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Plasma Physics.
  • Quantum Dot Semiconductor Device Photonics and Graphene Optoelectronic Materials and THz Physics.
  • Semiconductor Device Technology

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Graphene
  • Quantum Computing
  • Quantum Science - Quantum Dots