Date of Award
2020
Degree Name
Mathematics
College
College of Science
Type of Degree
M.A.
Document Type
Thesis
First Advisor
Dr. Que Huong Nguyen, Committee Chairperson
Second Advisor
Dr. Carl Mummert
Third Advisor
Dr. Scott Sarra
Abstract
In this thesis we consider the structure of magnetic ion centers with 3d-electrons in quantum dots under the effects of Coulomb and exchange interaction between the 3d-electrons of the impurity centers and the confined electrons (or holes) existing inside the nanocrystals. In particular, we are interested how this interaction changes the photoluminescence properties of those materials. We will make use of representation theory and the symmetry of the crystal structure to find the orthonormal wave functions that make up the wave functions of the outer, 3d-electrons inside our dot. The Coulomb and exchange interaction between the extra electron and the states of the impurity ions together with the confinement effect are expected to mix the wave functions, split the impurity energy levels, break the previous selection rules, and change the transition probabilities.
Subject(s)
Nanostructures -- Research.
Nanoscience -- Data processing.
Nanocrystals.
Nanostructured materials.
Recommended Citation
Chappell, George Jr., "Luminescence Emission in a Nanocrystal Doped by a Transition Metal Impurity" (2020). Theses, Dissertations and Capstones. 1295.
https://mds.marshall.edu/etd/1295
