Time-Resolved Spectroscopy of Single Excitons Bound to Pairs of Te Isoelectronic Impurity Centers in ZnSe

Muller, A.; Bianucci, P.; Piermarocchi, C.; Fornari, M.; Robin, I. C.; Andre, R.; Shih, C. K.

Time-Resolved Spectroscopy of Single Excitons Bound to Pairs of Te Isoelectronic Impurity Centers in ZnSe

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Tellurium impurity centers in ZnSe were individually probed with time-resolved photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy. Resolution-limited peaks with an ultra-low spatial density originate in the recombination of excitons deeply bound to isolated nearest-neighbor isoelectronic Te pairs (Te2). This interpretation is confirmed by ab-initio calculations. The peaks reveal anti-bunched photon emission and a doublet structure polarized along [110] and [-110]. We analyze the time-resolved PL decay to clarify the role of the dark states in the spin relaxation and radiative recombination of single fine-structure split excitons.