Trion, biexciton, and exciton dynamics in single self-assembled CdSe quantum dots

We present an analysis of time- and polarization-resolved data taken in microphotoluminescence experiments on individual CdSe/ZnSe quantum dots grown by molecular beam epitaxy. The identification of individual dots was performed by a spectral jitter correlation technique and by their polarization properties and density dependences. Decay times are given for exciton, trion, and biexciton states and evidence is shown for a spin-relaxation-limited energy relaxation of the trion. For the bright-exciton state the temperature dependence of the decay time is studied and a repopulation from the dark-exciton state is observed. Trion binding energies of 15–22 meV and biexciton binding energies of 19–26 meV are found.