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Exciton-phonon interaction in semiconductor nanocrystals

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Semiconductor Nanocrystal Quantum Dots

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The interaction of electrons and holes with lattice vibrations in bulk semiconductors leads to a number of effects, such as a reduction in their mobility because of scattering, a (small) change in the effective mass, the introduction of phonon sidebands in the optical absorption and emission related to the excitons, and homogeneous broadening of spectral lines [1], [2]. It also determines the carrier dynamics in semiconductor devices. In particular, the emission of optical phonons is the main mechanism of relaxation of hot carriers (see Fig. 1), extremely important for the operation of semiconductor lasers [3]. This applies also to quantum wells, super-lattices and quantum wires, nanostructures where the electron and hole energy spectra still are continuous.

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Vasilevskiy, M.I. (2008). Exciton-phonon interaction in semiconductor nanocrystals. In: Rogach, A.L. (eds) Semiconductor Nanocrystal Quantum Dots. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-211-75237-1_8

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