The electron and hole energy states and oscillator strengths for interband transitions of two interacting Quantum dots (QDs) are theoretically studied. We explore how the properties of the system depend on the distance between them. Calculations are done for InAs QDs which are embedded in GaAs. The QDs have cylindrical form and are situated one on top of the other in such way that their symmetry axes coincide. The calculations are done in the envelope function approximation using position dependent effective masses. Finite Element Method (FEM) is utilized to find energy spectra, wavefunctions and oscillator strengths. We find that the hole states show less tunneling compared to the electron states, transitions in general show some anisotropy which decreases as the distance between the dots decrease and that the total oscillator strength for each particular transition is constant.
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.