[HTML][HTML] Thermodynamic theory of growth of nanostructures

XL Li, CX Wang, GW Yang - Progress in Materials Science, 2014 - Elsevier
Self-assembled nanostructures, such as quantum dots (QDs), quantum rings (QRs) and
nanowires (NWs), have been extensively studied because of their physical properties and …

Compositional mapping of semiconductor quantum dots and rings

G Biasiol, S Heun - Physics Reports, 2011 - Elsevier
In this article we review the extensive experimental work on the compositional mapping of
semiconductor quantum dots and rings. After a brief introduction of the various experimental …

Three-dimensional composition profiles of single quantum dots determined by scanning-probe-microscopy-based nanotomography

A Rastelli, M Stoffel, A Malachias, T Merdzhanova… - Nano …, 2008 - ACS Publications
Scanning probe microscopy combined with selective wet chemical etching is employed to
quantitatively determine the full three-dimensional (3D) composition profiles of single …

Coarsening, mixing, and motion: the complex evolution of epitaxial islands

Y Tu, J Tersoff - Physical review letters, 2007 - APS
During heteroepitaxy, misfit strain causes nanoscale islands to form spontaneously, as “self-
assembled quantum dots.” The growth and evolution of these islands are remarkably …

Atomic structure and energy spectrum of Ga (As, P)/GaP heterostructures

DS Abramkin, MA Putyato, SA Budennyy… - Journal of Applied …, 2012 - pubs.aip.org
The atomic structure and energy spectrum of Ga (As, P)/GaP heterostructures were studied.
It was shown that the deposition of GaAs of the same nominal thickness leads to the …

Order and disorder in the heteroepitaxy of semiconductor nanostructures

F Ratto, F Rosei - Materials Science and Engineering: R: Reports, 2010 - Elsevier
The heteroepitaxy of semiconductor pairs with a small lattice mismatch is a process of
tremendous interest in materials science and technology. The principal mechanism of strain …

Multiwavelength anomalous diffraction and diffraction anomalous fine structure to study composition and strain of semiconductor nanostructures: MAD and DAFS for …

V Favre-Nicolin, MG Proietti, C Leclere… - The European Physical …, 2012 - Springer
The aim of this paper is to illustrate the use of Multi-Wavelength Anomalous Diffraction
(MAD) and Diffraction Anomalous Fine Structure (DAFS) spectroscopy for the study of …

High quality multifold Ge/Si/Ge composite quantum dots for thermoelectric materials

HT Chang, CC Wang, JC Hsu, MT Hung, PW Li… - Applied physics …, 2013 - pubs.aip.org
We present an effective approach to grow high-quality thin film of composite quantum dots
(CQDs) as a building block for thermoelectric materials, in which 3 times the usual Ge …

Designer Ge/Si composite quantum dots with enhanced thermoelectric properties

HT Chang, SY Wang, SW Lee - Nanoscale, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
An otherwise random, self-assembly of Ge/Si composite quantum dots (CQDs) on Si was
controlled by inserting a layer of Si, sub-dot stacks, and post-annealing to produce micron …

Effects of pulsed laser radiation on epitaxial self-assembled Ge quantum dots grown on Si substrates

AP del Pino, E György, IC Marcus, J Roqueta… - …, 2011 - iopscience.iop.org
Laser irradiation of Ge quantum dots (QDs) grown on Si (100) substrates by solid-source
molecular beam epitaxy has been performed using a Nd: YAG laser (532 nm wavelength, 5 …