Print Email Facebook Twitter Crystal Phase Quantum Well Emission with Digital Control Title Crystal Phase Quantum Well Emission with Digital Control Author Assali, S. (Eindhoven University of Technology) Lähnemann, J. (Paul-Drude-Institut für Festkörperelektronik) Vu, TTT (Eindhoven University of Technology) Jöns, K.D. (TU Delft QN/Quantum Nanoscience; Kavli institute of nanoscience Delft) Gagliano, L (Eindhoven University of Technology) Verheijen, M. A. (Eindhoven University of Technology; Philips Innovation Services) Akopian, N. (TU Delft QN/Quantum Transport; Eindhoven University of Technology; Kavli institute of nanoscience Delft) Bakkers, E.P.A.M. (TU Delft QN/Bakkers Lab; Eindhoven University of Technology; Kavli institute of nanoscience Delft) Haverkort, J. E.M. (Eindhoven University of Technology) Department QN/Quantum Nanoscience Date 2017-10-11 Abstract One of the major challenges in the growth of quantum well and quantum dot heterostructures is the realization of atomically sharp interfaces. Nanowires provide a new opportunity to engineer the band structure as they facilitate the controlled switching of the crystal structure between the zinc-blende (ZB) and wurtzite (WZ) phases. Such a crystal phase switching results in the formation of crystal phase quantum wells (CPQWs) and quantum dots (CPQDs). For GaP CPQWs, the inherent electric fields due to the discontinuity of the spontaneous polarization at the WZ/ZB junctions lead to the confinement of both types of charge carriers at the opposite interfaces of the WZ/ZB/WZ structure. This confinement leads to a novel type of transition across a ZB flat plate barrier. Here, we show digital tuning of the visible emission of WZ/ZB/WZ CPQWs in a GaP nanowire by changing the thickness of the ZB barrier. The energy spacing between the sharp emission lines is uniform and is defined by the addition of single ZB monolayers. The controlled growth of identical quantum wells with atomically flat interfaces at predefined positions featuring digitally tunable discrete emission energies may provide a new route to further advance entangled photons in solid state quantum systems. Subject crystal phase quantum wellgallium phosphidephotoluminescenceSemiconductor nanowirespontaneous polarization To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:9fc66605-6124-4aa4-9bef-a400a314ad69 DOI https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.7b02489 ISSN 1530-6984 Source Nano Letters: a journal dedicated to nanoscience and nanotechnology, 17 (10), 6062-6068 Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type journal article Rights © 2017 S. Assali, J. Lähnemann, TTT Vu, K.D. Jöns, L Gagliano, M. A. Verheijen, N. Akopian, E.P.A.M. Bakkers, J. E.M. Haverkort Files PDF acs.nanolett.7b02489_1.pdf 3.39 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:9fc66605-6124-4aa4-9bef-a400a314ad69/datastream/OBJ/view