Order of epitaxial self-assembled quantum dots: Linear analysis

Journal of Nanophotonics

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Friedman, Lawrence H ^a  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Epitaxial growth; Quantum dots; Semiconductors; Strained films

Indexed keywords

EPITAXIAL GROWTH; NANOCRYSTALS; QUANTUM DOT LASERS; RANDOM PROCESSES; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS;

ANALYTIC EQUATIONS; CORRELATION LENGTHS; ELECTRONIC DEVICE; HEIGHT CORRELATION FUNCTION; MATHEMATICAL ASPECTS; RANDOM FLUCTUATION; SELF ASSEMBLED QUANTUM DOTS; STRAINED FILMS;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

EID: 36148968541     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19342608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.2753144     Document Type: Article

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