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Exploration Of Efficient Scintillation Based On Inas Quantum Dots In A Gaas Matrix, Katherine Rose Dropiewski Jan 2020

Exploration Of Efficient Scintillation Based On Inas Quantum Dots In A Gaas Matrix, Katherine Rose Dropiewski

Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)

Scintillation and optical properties of an integrated InAs/GaAs Quantum Dot (QD) Scintillation Detector were investigated to improve efficiency and reduce the decay time of luminescence. The photoluminescent properties of InAs QDs embedded in a GaAs matrix were studied as-grown by molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) on GaAs substrates, and on foreign substrates fabricated as thick (10-25 μm) waveguides. The luminescent efficiency of QDs as-grown on GaAs substrates were examined using photoluminescence (PL) measurements at room temperature and the thermal quenching of PL was analyzed by comparing the integrated PL intensities at 77K-400K. PL measurements were used to optimize QD AlAs capping, …


Quantum Dot Quantum Computation In Iii-V Type Semiconductor, Sanjay K. Prabhakar Jan 2010

Quantum Dot Quantum Computation In Iii-V Type Semiconductor, Sanjay K. Prabhakar

Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)

Among recent proposals for next-generation, non-charge-based logic is the notion that a single electron can be trapped and spin of the electron can be manipulated through the application of gate potentials. In the thesis, there are two major contributions of the manipulation of electron spin. In regard to the first contribution, we present numerical simulations of such a spin in single electron devices for realistic asymmetric potentials in electrostatically confined quantum dot. Using analytical and numerical techniques we show that breaking in-plane rotational symmetry of the confining potential by applied gate voltage leads to a significant effect on the tuning …