The effects of temperature and pressure on the optical properties of a donor impurity in [formula omitted] multilayer cylindrical quantum dots

Abstract

This paper examines the variation of the linear, third-order nonlinear and total intersubband optical absorption (refractive index changes) coefficients of a donor impurity in multilayer cylindrical quantum dots (MCQDs), under the effect of temperature T and hydrostatic pressure P. Moreover, in this study, we also examined the effect of structure parameters on the optical absorption coefficients of the system. The Schrödinger equation describing the system is solved numerically by the finite element method (FEM) within the effective mass approximation. In our calculations, the confinement potential is modeled by a parabolic form in the radial direction and a square one in the z-direction. The optical absorption coefficients and refractive index changes have been investigated versus the quantum dot radius, indium composition and intensity of the incident electromagnetic for three allowed transitions: 1s - 1p, 2s - 1p and 1p - 1d. Our essential outcomes exhibit that the optical absorption coefficients and refractive index changes are strongly sensitive to the variation of quantum dot sizes, which enhance and blueshift as the quantum confinement is strong. On the contrary, the optical absorption coefficients and refractive index changes diminish and redshift as the quantum confinement reduces.