title: Harmonic oscillator wave functions of a self-assembled InAs quantum dot measured by scanning tunneling microscopy.
abstract: InAs quantum dots embedded in an AlAs matrix inside a double barrier resonant tunneling diode are investigated by cross-sectional scanning tunneling spectroscopy. The wave functions of the bound quantum dot states are spatially and energetically resolved. These bound states are known to be responsible for resonant tunneling phenomena in such quantum dot diodes. The wave functions reveal a textbook-like one-dimensional harmonic oscillator behavior showing up to five equidistant energy levels of 80 meV spacing. The derived effective oscillator mass of m* = 0.24m0 is 1 order of magnitude higher than the effective electron mass of bulk InAs that we attribute to the influence of the surrounding AlAs matrix. This underlines the importance of the matrix material for tailored QD devices with well-defined properties.
authors.affiliation: IV. Physikalisches Institut, University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Teichmann
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wenderoth
authors.forename: Henning
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Prüser
authors.forename: Klaus
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pierz
authors.forename: Hans W
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Schumacher
authors.forename: Rainer G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Ulbrich