Abstract The problem of bound polarons in quantum dot quantum well (QDQW) structures is studied theoretically. The eigenfrequencies of bulk longitudinal optical (LO) and surface optical (SO) modes are derived in the framework of the dielectric continuum approximation. The electron--phonon interaction Hamiltonian for QDQW structures is obtained and the exchange interaction between impurity and LO-phonons is discussed. The binding energy and the trapping energy of the bound polaron in CdS/HgS QDQW structures are calculated. The numerical results reveal that there exist three branches of eigenfrequencies of surface optical vibration in the CdS/HgS QDQW structure. It is also shown that the binding energy and the trapping energy increase as the inner radius of the QDQW structure decreases, with the outer radius fixed, and the trapping energy takes a major part of the binding energy when the inner radius is very small.
Received: 22 April 2008
Revised: 19 September 2008
Accepted manuscript online:
(Phonons or vibrational states in low-dimensional structures and nanoscale materials)
Fund: Project
supported by Universities Program of Inner Mongol of China (Grant No
NJZZ07008) and the Natural Science Foundation of Inner
Mongol of China (Grant No 200607010105).
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Xing Yan(邢雁), Wang Zhi-Ping(王志平), and Wang Xu(王旭) Bound polaron in quantum dot quantum well structures 2009 Chin. Phys. B 18 1935
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