Phase-field simulation of self-assembled quantum dots

Theoretical and Applied Mechanics Japan

Volumn 54, Issue , 2005, Pages 341-347

  Takaki, Tomohiro ^a   Hasebe, Tadashi ^b   Tomita, Yoshihiro ^b  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY OF MERCANTILE MARINE   (Japan)

^b KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELASTIC STRAIN ENERGY; HETEROEPITAXIAL FILMS; LATTICE MISMATCH STRAIN; PHASE FIELD SIMULATION;

ANISOTROPY; ANNEALING; INTERFACIAL ENERGY; MORPHOLOGY; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; STRAIN; SURFACES;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

EID: 33646682173     PISSN: 13480693     EISSN: 13494244     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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