Fock-Darwin-like quantum dot states formed by charged Mn interstitial ions

Phys Rev Lett. 2008 Nov 28;101(22):226807. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.101.226807. Epub 2008 Nov 25.

Abstract

We report a method of creating electrostatically induced quantum dots by thermal diffusion of interstitial Mn ions out of a p-type (GaMn)As layer into the vicinity of a GaAs quantum well. This approach creates deep, approximately circular, and strongly confined dotlike potential minima in a large (200 microm) mesa diode structure without need for advanced lithography or electrostatic gating. Magnetotunneling spectroscopy of an individual dot reveals the symmetry of its electronic eigenfunctions and a rich energy level spectrum of Fock-Darwin-like states with an orbital angular momentum component |lz| from 0 to 11.