Competition between strain-induced and temperature-controlled nucleation of InAs/GaAs quantum dots

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 95, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 2998-3004

  Howe, P ^a   Le Ru, E C ^a   Clarke, E ^a   Abbey, B ^a   Murray, R ^a   Jones, T S ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; DESORPTION; DIFFUSION; NUCLEATION; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; REFLECTION HIGH ENERGY ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; RELAXATION PROCESSES; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM COMPOUNDS; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; STRAIN;

PHOTOLUMINESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; STRAIN RELAXATION;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

EID: 1842479608     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1645637     Document Type: Article

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