Influence of the characteristics of the STM-tip on the electroluminescence spectra

• We analyze the influence of the characteristics of the STM-tip (applied voltage, tip radius) on the electroluminescence spectra from an STM-tip-induced quantum dot. We find that positions of electroluminescence peaks, attributed to the electron-hole recombination in the quantum dot, are very sensitive to the characteristics of the tip, namely increasing voltage on the STM-tip results in a red shift of the electroluminescence peaks, while the peak positions as a function of the tip radius reveal a non-monotonous behavior. (c) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Subject headings

NATURVETENSKAP  -- Fysik -- Den kondenserade materiens fysik (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Physical Sciences -- Condensed Matter Physics (hsv//eng)

Keyword

electroluminescence; STM; quantum dots

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