Professor Robert Taylor

Abstract:

We have investigated, using micro-photoluminescence, the quantum confined Stark effect in an In(x)Ga(1-x)N/GaN multi-quantum disk structure at the tip of a single GaN nanorod. A strong and sharp emission line from the In(x)Ga(1-x)N/GaN quantum disks near 3.26 eV was observed. The peak energy of the emission line was observed to blue-shift with increasing excitation power, indicating a quantum confined Stark effect. Furthermore, both the blue-shift and the intensity of the emission saturate with increasing excitation power. The temperature-dependence of the 3.26 eV emission line has also been investigated.

Abstract:

We have investigated, using micro-photoluminescence, the quantum confined Stark effect in an InxGa1 - xN/GaN multi-quantum disk structure at the tip of a single GaN nanorod. A strong and sharp emission line from the InxGa1 - xN/GaN quantum disks near 3.26eV was observed. The peak energy of the emission line was observed to blue-shift with increasing excitation power, indicating a quantum confined Stark effect. Furthermore, both the blue-shift and the intensity of the emission saturate with increasing excitation power. The temperature-dependence of the 3.26eV emission line has also been investigated. © 2010 IOP Publishing Ltd.

Abstract:

Cavity-enhanced single-photon emission in the blue spectral region was measured from single InGaN/GaN quantum dots. The low-Q microcavities used were characterized using micro-reflectance spectroscopy where the source was the enhanced blue output from a photonic crystal fibre. Micro-photoluminescence was observed from several cavities and found to be ~10 times stronger than typical InGaN quantum dot emission without a cavity. The measurements were performed using non-linear excitation spectroscopy in order to suppress the background emission from the underlying wetting layer. © The Author(s) 2009.