Self-assembling Ge(Si)/Si(100) quantum dots

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 975-987

  Drucker, Jeff ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Epitaxial growth; Nanotechnology; Photoluminescence; Quantum dots; Semiconductor epitaxial dots

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL ORIENTATION; EPITAXIAL GROWTH; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; SELF ASSEMBLY; SEMICONDUCTING GERMANIUM; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON;

SEMICONDUCTOR EPITAXIAL DOTS;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

EID: 0036685660     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2002.800962     Document Type: Article

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