Self-organized growth of quantum-dot structures

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Notzel, R
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[1] Paul-Drude-Inst. F. F., D-10117 Berlin
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10.1088/0268-1242/11/10/004
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0808 ; 0809 ;
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This paper reviews the current developments in the exciting field of self-assembled semiconductor quantum-dot structures during epitaxial growth of lattice mismatched systems. The formation of quantum-sized islands in the coherent Stranski-Krastanow growth mode, with focus on the possibilities of vertical and lateral ordering, and their electronic properties are described in detail. A overview is given of the self-organizing formation and optical properties of buried (InGa)As quantum discs found in a new growth mode in the metalorganic vapour-phase epitaxy of strained layers on high-index semiconductor surfaces.
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