Abnormal temperature behavior of photoluminescence from self-assembled InAs/AlAs quantum dots

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 79, Issue 16, 2001, Pages 2564-2566

  Ma, Zhixun ^a   Pierz, Klaus ^a   Hinze, Peter ^a  

^a PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT   (Germany)

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EID: 0035886165     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1410332     Document Type: Article

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