Initial stage of the overgrowth of InP on InAs/InP(001) quantum dots: Formation of InP terraces driven by preferential nucleation on quantum dot edges

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2006, Pages

  Saint Girons, G ^a   Patriarche, G ^a   Michon, A ^a   Beaudoin, G ^a   Sagnes, I ^a   Smaali, K ^b   Trayon, M ^b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE REIMS CHAMPAGNE ARDENNE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METALLORGANIC VAPOR PHASE EPITAXY; NUCLEATION; REACTION KINETICS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

EXCHANGE REACTIONS; NUCLEATION SITES; PLANARIZATION;

INDIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 33746276700     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2233554     Document Type: Article

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