This work analyzes InAs/InP-related nanowire quantum dots with atomistic many-body theory, emphasizing realistic geometry, alloying, and experimentally relevant optical spectra. It addresses physics specific to nanowire-defined confinement.
Keywords: nanowire quantum dots, InAs/InP
Main result: nanowire quantum dots show excitonic behavior that depends sensitively on atomistic composition, geometry, and coupling. Their optical spectra cannot be reduced to a simple continuum shape model.