Composition, volume, and aspect ratio dependence of the strain distribution, band lineups and electron effective masses in self-assembled pyramidal In1-xGaxAs/GaAs and SixGe1-x/Si quantum dots

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 389-398

  Califano, M ^a   Harrison, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EFFECTIVE MASS; ELECTRON EFFECTIVE MASS; GREEN'S FUNCTION TECHNIQUE; HYDROSTATIC COMPONENTS; RATIO DEPENDENCE; SELF-ASSEMBLED; STRAIN DISTRIBUTIONS; STRAIN PROFILES; SYSTEMATIC INVESTIGATIONS; THEORETICAL VALUES;

ASPECT RATIO; GALLIUM; GALLIUM ALLOYS; GERMANIUM; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

SILICON;

EID: 0036138194     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1410318     Document Type: Article

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