Excitonic transitions and exchange splitting in Si quantum dots

F. A. Reboredo, A. Franceschetti, A. Zunger

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Abstract

In a quantum dot made of an indirect gap material such as Si, the electron-hole Coulomb interaction alone can give rise to "dark" excitons even in the absence of exchange interaction. We present the predicted excitonic spectra for hydrogen-passivated Si dots and find very good agreement with the recent experiment of Wolkin, Jorne, Fauchet, Allan, and Delerue [Phys. Rev. Lett. 82, 197 (1999)]. The calculated splitting between dark and bright excitons, arising from Coulomb and exchange interactions, agrees very well with the optical data of Calcott, Nash, Canham, Kane, and Drumhead [J. Phys Condens. Matter 5, L91 (1993)].

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2972-2974
Number of pages3
JournalApplied Physics Letters
Volume75
Issue number19
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 8 1999
Externally publishedYes

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