We report on a theoretical study of the fine structure of excited excitonic levels in semiconductor quantum disks. A particular attention is paid to the effect of electron-hole long-range exchange interaction. We demonstrate that even in the axisymmetric quantum disks, the exciton P-shell is split into three subleveis. The analytical results are obtained in the limiting cases of strong and weak confinement. A possibility of exciton spin relaxation due to the resonant LO-phonon-assisted coupling between the P and S shells is discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)265-268
Number of pages4
JournalInternational Journal of Nanoscience
Volume6
Issue number3-4
StatePublished - 1 Jun 2007

    Scopus subject areas

  • Biotechnology
  • Bioengineering
  • Materials Science(all)
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

    Research areas

  • Exchange interaction, Exciton-phonon coupling, Excitons, Quantum dots

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