Hydrogenic impurity-related optical properties in a piezoelectric core–shell nanowire

Abstract

The impurity-associated optical transitions in a piezoelectric core–shell nanowire were studied using the density matrix formalism. In the calculations, four electron states were considered using a finite-difference algorithm combined with a variational approach. An obvious blueshift in the optical spectrum, especially for the transition from the free electron to impurity-bound ground states, was predicted to result from the intrinsic Stark effect induced by the piezoelectric field. The effects of the optical transition between impurity-bound states on the absorption coefficient and the refractive index of wurtzite nanowires were enhanced as the piezoelectric polarization becomes stronger. The findings are helpful for guiding further experiments on the linear and nonlinear optical properties of piezoelectric nanowires.