1209.3372 (M. V. Durnev et al.)

Exciton radiative decay through plasmon modes in planar
metal-semiconductor structures    [PDF]

M. V. Durnev, A. V. Kavokin, B. Gil

We develop a non-local dielectric response theory to describe the temperature dependence of exciton lifetime in metal-semiconductor heterostructures. Coupling between excitons and surface plasmons results in a strongly nonmonotonous behaviour of exciton radiative decay rate versus temperature. Tuning the plasmon frequency one can control the efficiency of exciton emission of light.

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