A high-temperature single-photon source from nanowire quantum dots.
We present a high-temperature single-photon source based on a quantum dot inside a nanowire. The nanowires were grown by molecular beam epitaxy in the vapor-liquid-solid growth mode. We utilize a two-step process that allows a thin, defect-free ZnSe nanowire to grow on top of a broader, cone-shaped nanowire. Quantum dots are formed by incorporating a narrow zone of CdSe into the nanowire. We observe intense and highly polarized photoluminescence even from a single emitter. Efficient photon antibunching is observed up to 220 K, while conserving a normalized antibunching dip of at most 36%. This is the highest reported temperature for single-photon emission from a nonblinking quantum-dot source and principally allows compact and cheap operation by using Peltier cooling.
Nanophysics and Semiconductor Group, CEA/CNRS/Université Joseph Fourier, Institut Néel, 25 rue des Martyrs, 38042 Grenoble cedex 9, France.
Adrien
A
Tribu
Gregory
G
Sallen
Thomas
T
Aichele
Régis
R
André
Jean-Philippe
JP
Poizat
Catherine
C
Bougerol
Serge
S
Tatarenko
Kuntheak
K
Kheng