Molecular beam epitaxial growth of InSb, GaSb, and AlSb nanometer-scale dots on GaAs

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 505-507

  Bennett, Brian R ^a   Magno, R ^a   Shanabrook, B V ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 21544468596     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.116381     Document Type: Article

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