Spectral selection of excitonic transitions in a dense array of CdSe/ZnSe quantum dots

Abstract

Abstractauthoren We demonstrate that the selection of a limited number of single excitonic lines from a dense array of epitaxial quantum dots (QDs) can be realized spectrally via resonant energy transfer from a huge number of small QDs toward a limited set of large nano-islands through their excited levels. Optical and transmission electron microscopy studies support this mechanism. Theoretical modeling describes the architecture of quantum levels in the array of CdSe/ZnSe QDs, which enables such a spectral selection. Schematic of resonant energy transfer between QDs shown together with a plan-view TEM image of a QD array.