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Probing excitonic nonlinearities in quantum wires

Benoît Marie Joseph Deveaud, Jean-Louis Staehli, Andrea Crottini
2000
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Abstract

We report on the experimental observation of excitonic molecules (biexcitons) in high-quality V-shaped quantum wires. By means of spatially resolved near-field photoluminescence spectroscopy, first we unambiguously isolate excitons with a one-dimensional character, and secondly we present the optical transition from 1D biexciton to 1D exciton as a function of excitation power density. The density of these biexcitonic molecules is shown to increase superlinearly compared to the linear variation of exciton density.

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Benoît Marie Joseph Deveaud, Jean-Louis Staehli, Andrea Crottini
2000
Journal Articles

Abstract

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https://infoscience.epfl.ch/entities/publication/8a71c98c-9702-4edf-93ec-ea96ef0eead7

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Exciton

An exciton is a bound state of an electron and an electron hole which are attracted to each other by the electrostatic Coulomb force. It is an electrically neutral quasiparticle that exists in insulators, semiconductors and some liquids. The exciton is regarded as an elementary excitation of condensed matter that can transport energy without transporting net electric charge. An exciton can form when a material absorbs a photon of higher energy than its bandgap. This excites an electron from the valence band into the conduction band.

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