Title :
Quantum kinetics of phonon-assisted carrier transitions in semiconductor quantum dots
Author :
Seebeck, J. ; Nielsen, T.R. ; Gartner, P. ; Jahnke, F.
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Theor. Phys., Bremen Univ., Germany
Abstract :
Results for carrier-phonon scattering in semiconductor quantum dots are presented on the basis of a quantum-kinetic theory. In contrast to time-dependent perturbation theory fast capture and relaxation processes are obtained.
Keywords :
electron-phonon interactions; localised states; semiconductor quantum dots; carrier capture processes; carrier relaxation processes; carrier-phonon scattering; phonon-assisted carrier transitions; quantum kinetic theory; semiconductor quantum dots; time-dependent perturbation theory; Equations; Erbium; Kinetic theory; Lattices; Optical scattering; Particle scattering; Phonons; Physics; Quantum dots; Quantum mechanics;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-796-2
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2005.1548848
