Semimagnetic self-organized Cd1-xMnxTe quantum dots generated by postgrowth thermal annealing

We demonstrate the possibility to fabricate self-organized semimagnetic quantum dots by the growth of two-dimensional layers and subsequent thermal annealing. In particular, CdTe/CdMgTe quantum-well samples containing four narrow MnTe barriers are characterized by optical methods. After annealing well above the growth temperature, from time-resolved photoluminescence (PL), PL experiments under selective excitation, as well as micro-PL measurements, we find clear evidence for the presence of quantum dots. For a sample with a average Mn content of 5%, the dot luminescence shows a redshift of 18 meV under an applied magnetic field of 4 T, due to the giant Zeeman effect. (C) 2001 American Institute of Physics.