CAREER: Quantum Dynamics in Nanostructures by Design

*非技术摘要*这个教师早期职业奖资助了一个项目，该项目将探索具有设计几何结构的半导体纳米结构中的量子动力学。这些动态过程最终决定了与光相互作用的电子设备(光电设备)的运行速度和效率的极限。利用新开发的纳米结构提供的机会，人们有望在纳米结构中发现由集体电子激发和光发射产生的新现象。利用半导体纳米结构的量子特性也可能在新兴的量子信息科学领域实现新的能力。该项目的教育部分将探索在本科生和研究生水平上整合研究和教育的广泛方法。在非理科专业物理概论课程中，运用技术手段进行教学，是行之有效的教学方法。将开设研究生级别的课程“超快光学和光谱学”。本课程包括演讲和演讲培训以及科学写作技巧。作为对国会要求的报告《超越聚集的风暴：为更光明的经济未来激励和雇用美国》的回应，未来和现在的高中教师将通过德克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校的UTeach计划平台参与教育和研究活动。该奖项由材料研究部和物理部支持。*技术摘要*本学院早期职业生涯奖资助一个项目，该项目将探索具有设计几何结构的半导体纳米结构中的量子动力学。在半导体纳米结构中，结构、电学和光学性质密切相关。在光激发之后，形成激子(或束缚电子-空穴对)。激子动力学最终决定了光电子器件的运行速度和效率的极限。一个核心问题是，量子动力学是如何由物理维度、积木的排列和库仑相互作用的组合决定的。为了回答这个问题，这个项目将使用综合的光学光谱学工具来探索具有设计几何结构的纳米结构中的激子动力学。这项拟议的研究具有重要意义，因为它将纳米结构中的量子工程提高到了一个新的复杂水平。利用新发展的纳米结构提供的机会，人们有望在纳米结构中发现由集体电子激发和光子发射产生的新的量子现象。这项提案的教育部分将探索一系列方法，将本科生和研究生的研究和教育结合起来。未来和现在的高中教师将通过德克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校的UTeach计划平台参与教育和研究活动。该奖项得到了材料研究部和物理部的支持。

****NON-TECHNICAL ABSTRACT****This Faculty Early Career Award funds a project that will probe quantum dynamics in semiconductor nanostructures with designed geometry. These dynamic processes ultimately determine the limits of operational speed and the efficiency of electronic devices that interact with light (optoelectronic devices). Taking the opportunity offered by the newly developed nanostructures, one expects to discover novel phenomena arising from collective electron excitation and light emission in nanostructures. Harnessing quantum properties of semiconductor nanostructures may also enable new capabilities in the emerging field of quantum information science. The education component of this project will explore a wide range of methods to integrate research and education in both undergraduate and graduate levels. Effective pedagogical methods in introductory physics courses for non-science majors will be practiced by teaching with technology. A graduate-level course, "ultrafast optics and spectroscopy", will be developed. This course includes both lectures and training in presentation and scientific writing skills. In response to the congressionally requested report, "Rising above the Gathering Strom: Energizing and Employing America for a Brighter Economic Future", future and current high school teachers will be involved in the education and research activities via the platform of the UTeach program at the University of Texas-Austin. This award is supported by the Division of Materials Research and the Division of Physics.****TECHNICAL ABSTRACT****This Faculty Early Career Award funds a project that will probe quantum dynamics in semiconductor nanostructures with designed geometry. In semiconductor nanostructures, structural, electronic and optical properties are closely related. Following optical excitation, excitons (or bound electron-hole pairs) are formed. Exciton dynamics ultimately determine the limits of operational speed and the efficiency of optoelectronic devices. A central question is how quantum dynamics are determined by a combination of physical dimensions, the arrangement of building blocks, and Coulomb interactions. To answer this question, this project will probe exciton dynamics in nanostructures with designed geometry using comprehensive optical spectroscopy tools. The proposed research is significant in that it advances quantum engineering in nanostructures to a new level of sophistication. Taking the opportunity offered by the newly developed nanostructures, one expects to discover novel quantum phenomena arising from collective electron excitation and photon emission in nanostructures. The education component of this proposal will explore a wide range of methods to integrate research and education in both undergraduate and graduate levels. Future and current high school teachers will be involved in the education and research activities via the platform of the UTeach program at the University of Texas-Austin. This award is supported by the Division of Materials Research and the Division of Physics.