Growth of self-assembled PbSe quantum-dots on GaSb (100) by liquid phase epitaxy

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 35, Issue 23, 2002, Pages 3091-3095

  Huang, X L ^a   Labadi, Z ^a   Hammiche, A ^a   Krier, A ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CRYSTAL LATTICES; LATTICE CONSTANTS; LIQUID PHASE EPITAXY; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTING LEAD COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTOR GROWTH; SUBSTRATES; SUPERCOOLING;

GALLIUM ANTIMONIDE; LEAD SELLENIDE; VOLMER-WEBER MODE;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

EID: 0037039069     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/35/23/309     Document Type: Article

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