STRAIN-INDUCED QUANTUM DOTS BY SELF-ORGANIZED STRESSORS

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SOPANEN, M [1 ]
LIPSANEN, H [1 ]
AHOPELTO, J [1 ]
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[1] TECH RES CTR FINLAND,ELECTR,SF-02150 ESPOO,FINLAND
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10.1063/1.113984
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O59 [应用物理学];
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Novel in situ method to produce quantum dots is reported. Three-dimensional confinement of carriers to a GaInAs/GaAs quantum well dots is observed by photoluminescence. The confinement potential is induced by stressors, formed by self-organizing growth of InP nanoscale islands on top barrier GaAs surface. Two transitions arising from the strain-induced quantum dots produced by two types of InP islands are identified. The luminescence from higher electronic states of the quantum dots having a level splitting of 8 meV is also observed.© 1995 American Institute of Physics.
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