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1 | (15) |
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Approaching the End of Moore's Law: What Next? |
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1 | (3) |
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Paradigm Changes in Semiconductor Physics and Technology |
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4 | (7) |
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Surfing Through Books and Reviews |
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11 | (4) |
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Growth and Characterization Techniques |
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15 | (42) |
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Basics of Molecular Beam Epitaxy |
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17 | (16) |
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17 | (2) |
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Understanding MBE Growth Processes |
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19 | (3) |
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22 | (4) |
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Solid-Liquid-Vapor Equilibrium for Binary Compounds |
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26 | (2) |
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Solid-Vapor Equilibrium for Ternary Alloys |
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28 | (2) |
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30 | (3) |
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Basics of Metalorganic Chemical Vapor Deposition |
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33 | (2) |
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Main Characterization Techniques |
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35 | (22) |
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36 | (4) |
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Transmission Electron Microscopy |
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40 | (8) |
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48 | (6) |
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54 | (3) |
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Self-Organization Phenomena at Crystal Surfaces |
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57 | (178) |
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Periodically Faceted Surfaces |
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61 | (43) |
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Equilibrium Crystal Shape: Two Distinct Formulations of the Problem |
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61 | (2) |
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Faceting: Analogy with Phase Separation |
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63 | (2) |
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Intrinsic Surface Stress of a Solid |
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65 | (2) |
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Thin Strained Epitaxial Film as a Model of a Surface |
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67 | (1) |
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Simple Lattice Model for Intrinsic Surface Stress |
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68 | (3) |
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Capillarity Phenomena at Solid Surfaces |
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71 | (2) |
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Periodically Faceted Surfaces |
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73 | (3) |
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Faceting Phenomena on (311) Surfaces of GaAs and AlAs |
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76 | (20) |
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Macroscopic Step Bunching and Faceting of Vicinal Surfaces |
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96 | (5) |
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Variety of Periodically Faceted Surfaces |
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101 | (2) |
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Faceted Surfaces: Understanding and Prospects |
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103 | (1) |
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Surface Arrays of Two-Dimensional Islands |
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104 | (52) |
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Homoepitaxial Systems at Submonolayer Coverage |
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108 | (2) |
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Energetics of a Heteroepitaxial System at Submonolayer Coverage |
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110 | (13) |
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Arrays of 2D Strained Islands at Low Temperatures |
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123 | (12) |
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Arrays of 2D Strained Islands at Low Coverage |
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135 | (1) |
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Equilibrium Distribution of Island Sizes |
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136 | (4) |
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Crossover from Kinetically Controlled to Thermodynamically Limited Growth of 2D Strained Islands |
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140 | (2) |
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Submonolayer Arrays of In As/GaAs Islands |
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142 | (3) |
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Submonolayer Islands at Work |
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145 | (11) |
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Arrays of Three-Dimensional Coherently Strained Islands |
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156 | (79) |
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The In(Ga)As/GaAs System: From Three-Dimensional Islands to Quantum Dots |
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156 | (9) |
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Coherent vs. Dislocated Islands in Lattice-Mismatched Systems |
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165 | (3) |
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Size-Limited Island Growth: Are Islands Stable Against Ripening? |
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168 | (5) |
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Energetics of a Lattice-Mismatched Heteroepitaxial System |
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173 | (2) |
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Dilute Array of 3D Strained Islands |
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175 | (3) |
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Ordering of Islands in Terms of Shape |
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178 | (2) |
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Size Ordering of Islands vs. Ostwald Ripening |
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180 | (3) |
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Lateral Arrangement of Islands |
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183 | (5) |
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Phase Diagram of Arrays of Interacting Strained Islands |
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188 | (2) |
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Equilibrium Thickness of the Wetting Layer |
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190 | (4) |
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Two Exact Theorems on the Shape vs. Volume Dependence of 3D Islands |
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194 | (5) |
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Kinetic Theories of Size-Limited Island Growth |
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199 | (7) |
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Experimental Studies of 3D Island Formation in the In(Ga)As/GaAs System |
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206 | (8) |
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Temperature Ramping and Cooling in InAs/GaAs Systems: Evidence of Close-to-Equilibrium Behavior |
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214 | (10) |
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Formation of InAs/GaAs Islands at Ultra-Low Temperatures |
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224 | (2) |
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3D Islands in Other Material Systems |
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226 | (5) |
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What Have we Learned about 3D Coherently Strained Islands? |
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231 | (4) |
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Engineering of Complex Nanostructures: Working Together with Nature |
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235 | (80) |
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Multisheet Arrays of Strained Islands |
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237 | (26) |
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Vertical Correlation of Strained Islands |
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238 | (1) |
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Order Enhancement in Multisheet Arrays |
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239 | (4) |
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Electronically Coupled Multisheet Quantum Dots |
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243 | (3) |
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246 | (3) |
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Engineering the Exciton Wave Function by Stacking Quantum Dots |
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249 | (2) |
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Surface Evolution During Overgrowth of Strained Islands |
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251 | (2) |
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Defect-Reduction Techniques |
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253 | (10) |
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Anticorrelation in Multisheet Arrays of Strained Islands |
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263 | (19) |
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Generalized Rayleigh Waves in Elastically Anisotropic Crystals |
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264 | (1) |
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Formation of Multisheet Arrays in Elastically Anisotropic Crystals |
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265 | (4) |
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Multisheet Arrays of CdSe/ZnSe Submonolayer Islands |
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269 | (7) |
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Highly-Ordered Quantum Dot Superlattices |
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276 | (4) |
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Anticorrelated Multisheet Nanostructures in III-V Semiconductors |
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280 | (2) |
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Activated Alloy Phase Separation During Overgrowth of Quantum Dots |
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282 | (33) |
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Basic Physics of Phase Separation in Alloys |
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282 | (20) |
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Steady-State Composition-Modulated Structures in Growing Alloy Films |
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302 | (6) |
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Alloy Growth on Stressors: Activated Phase Separation |
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308 | (7) |
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Devices Based on Epitaxial Nanostructures |
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315 | (20) |
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Quantum Dot Heterostructure Lasers |
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316 | (17) |
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Basic Advantages of Heterostructure Lasers |
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317 | (1) |
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Development of Heterostructure Lasers |
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318 | (3) |
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The Key Breakthrough: Self-Organized Growth |
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321 | (2) |
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State of the Art in Quantum Dot Lasers: Taking an Upper Hand |
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323 | (10) |
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Quantum Dot Nanostructures for Single-Electron Devices |
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333 | (2) |
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335 | (2) |
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A. Energy of a Strained Disk with Perturbed Shape |
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337 | (12) |
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A.1 Energy of the Disk Boundary |
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338 | (1) |
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A.2 Elastic Relaxation Energy of the Disk |
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339 | (2) |
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A.3 Evaluation of Integrals |
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341 | (5) |
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A.4 Stiffiness of the Disk against Shape Perturbations |
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346 | (3) |
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B. Elastic Interaction of Two Strained Disks |
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349 | (6) |
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C. Stiffness of a Hexagonal Array of Interacting Strained Disks |
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355 | (4) |
References |
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359 | (26) |
Index |
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