Self-assembled semiconductor structures: Electronic and optoelectronic properties

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1188-1196

  Jiang, Hongtao ^a   Singh, Jasprit ^a  

^a University of Michigan   (United States)

Author keywords

Bandstructure; Gain; Quantum dots; Scattering; Strain

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONS; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; PHOTODETECTORS; SCATTERING; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURES; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

ELECTRON PHONON INTERACTIONS; SELF ASSEMBLED SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURES;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

EID: 0032124118     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.687862     Document Type: Article

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