Shape stabilization and size equalization of InGaAs self-organized quantum dots

Journal of Electronic Materials

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 1999, Pages

  Xie, Qianghua ^a   Brown, J L ^b   Jones, R L ^b   Van Nostrand, J E ^b  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); DEPOSITION; EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; MOLECULAR BEAM EPITAXY; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM GALLIUM ARSENIDE; SEMICONDUCTOR GROWTH;

FRACTIONAL MONOLAYER DEPOSITION TECHNIQUES; SHAPE STABILIZATION; SIZE EQUALIZATION;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

EID: 0033280408     PISSN: 03615235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11664-999-0147-2     Document Type: Article

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