Epitaxy of Nanostructures
By: by Vitaly A. Shchukin, Nikolai N. Ledentsov, Dieter Bimberg
Contributors: Ledentsov, Nikolai N.; Bimberg, Dieter
Series: NanoScience and Technology; NanoScience and Technology
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Berlin, Heidelberg
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 387
ISBN-13: 9783642087356; 9783662070666
Subjects: Surfaces (Physics); Optical materials; Electronics; Nanotechnology
Description: The main focus of the book are the physical mechanisms behind the spontaneous formation of ordered nanostructures at semiconductor surfaces. These mechanisms are at the root of recent breakthroughs in advanced nanotechnology of quantum-wire and quantum-dot fabrication. Generic theoretical models are presented addressing formation of all basic types of nanostructures, including periodically faceted surfaces, arrays of step-bunches of equal heights and single- and multi-sheet arrays of both 2- and 3-D strained islands. Decisive experiments on both structural and optical characterization of nanostructures are discussed to verify theoretical models and link them to practical examples. The book also describes experimental tools in nanoengineering that enable one to intentionally control the parameters of self-organized nanostructures, such as chemical composition, shape, size, density and relative arrangement of quantum dots and wires. Practical applications of nanoepitaxial technologies are discussed in the framework of recent advances in quantum dot lasers.
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Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Growth and Characterization Techniques; title: Self-organization Phenomena at Crystal Surfaces; title: Engineering of Complex Nanostructures: Working Together with Nature; title: Devices Based on Epitaxial Nanostructures; title: Summary.