Continuous formation and faceting of SiGe islands on Si(100)

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 82, Issue 20, 2003, Pages 3454-3456

  Sutter, P ^a   Zahl, P ^a   Sutler, E ^a  

^a Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MORPHOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SELF ASSEMBLY; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON;

HETEROEPITAXY;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

EID: 0038387301     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1577386     Document Type: Article

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