Common features of nanostructure formation induced by the surface undulation on the Stranski-Krastanow systems

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 89, Issue 17, 2006, Pages

  Chiu, C H ^a   Huang, Z ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION; SURFACE PROPERTIES; WETTING;

FILM MATERIALS; MORPHOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; SURFACE DIFFUSION; WETTING LAYERS;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 33750455108     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2364847     Document Type: Article

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