Surface compositional mapping of self-assembled InAs/GaAs quantum rings

Journal of Crystal Growth

Volumn 311, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1764-1766

  Biasiol, G ^a   Magri, R ^b   Heun, S ^c   Locatelli, A ^d   Mentes, T O ^d   Sorba, L ^a,c  

^a LABORATORIO TASC   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^c INFM   (Italy)

^d SINCROTRONE TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

A1. Characterization; A1. Growth models; A1. Nanostructures; A1. Surface structure; A3. Molecular beam epitaxy; B2. Semiconducting III V materials

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL GROWTH; MOLECULAR BEAM EPITAXY; MOLECULAR BEAMS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NANORINGS; SEMICONDUCTOR GROWTH; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WIRES; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

A1. CHARACTERIZATION; A1. GROWTH MODELS; A1. NANOSTRUCTURES; A1. SURFACE STRUCTURE; A3. MOLECULAR BEAM EPITAXY; B2. SEMICONDUCTING III-V MATERIALS;

SURFACE STRUCTURE;

EID: 63349098962     PISSN: 00220248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2008.09.198     Document Type: Article

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