V. Davydov et al., Carrier relaxation dynamics in self-assembled quantum dots studied by artificial control of nonradiative losses, PHYS ST S-B, 224(2), 2001, pp. 493-496
Efficient single-step relaxation processes with emission of acoustic phonon
s are observed by a technique based on an artificial control of nonradiativ
e losses by an external electric field. This observation is supported by th
e PL kinetics measurements. The findings give new and important insights in
to the interaction of the confined electron-hole pairs with the phonon subs
ystem.