Intraband Relaxation Dynamics of Charge Carriers within CdTe Quantum Wires.
J Phys Chem Lett
; 11(12): 4901-4910, 2020 Jun 18.
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ABSTRACT
The state-to-state intraband relaxation dynamics of charge carriers photogenerated within CdTe quantum wires (QWs) are characterized via transient absorption spectroscopy. Overlapping signals from the energetic-shifting of the quantum-confinement features and the occupancy of carriers in the states associated with these features are separated using the quantum-state renormalization model. Holes generated with an excitation energy of 2.75 eV reach the band edge within the instrument response of the measurement, â¼200 fs. This extremely short relaxation time is consistent with the low photoluminescence quantum yield of the QWs, â¼0.2%, and the presence of alternative relaxation pathways for the holes. The electrons relax through the different energetically available quantum-confinement states, likely via phonon coupling, with an overall rate of â¼0.6 eV ps-1.
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