Theory of the electronic structure and carrier dynamics of strain-induced (Ga, In)As quantum dots

Reports on Progress in Physics

Volumn 70, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1425-1471

  Boxberg, Fredrik ^a   Tulkki, Jukka ^a  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

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EID: 34547542520     PISSN: 00344885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0034-4885/70/8/R04     Document Type: Review

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