Quantum light emission from GaAsxP1−x quantum dots in wurtzite GaP nanowires

Tunable single-photon emitters in nanowires (NWs) are promising building blocks of compact and efficient quantum photonic devices. We report the vapor–liquid–solid growth of wurtzite (WZ) GaAsxP1–x (x = 0.7 and 0.9) quantum dots (QDs) embedded in defect-free WZ GaP NWs, showing high crystalline quality and emission in the 630–700 nm wavelength range. Power- and temperature-dependent microphotoluminescence (μ-PL) measurements show well-resolved single excitonic lines with fwhm < 2 meV up to 70 K. Band structure calculations allow effective modeling of the relation between QD size, alloy composition, and QD emission energy. Second-order autocorrelation measurements demonstrate high-purity single-photon emission, with g(2)(0) = 0.090 ± 0.001 under pulsed excitation at 5 K, and antibunching also under continuous-wave excitation, from 5 to 40 K. Time-resolved measurements reveal lifetimes shorter than one nanosecond. Our results show that WZ GaAsxP1–x QDs in GaP NWs have potential as wavelength-tunable quantum light emitters under relaxed cryogenic conditions.