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Effects of Laterally and Vertically Neighboring Quantum Dots on Formation of a New Quantum Dot

Published

Author(s)

B. Yang, Vinod Tewary

Abstract

We apply the elastic energy release rate (EERR) to identify the favored location ofquantum dot (QD) formation in the presense of a laterally or vertically neighboring grown QD on a linear anisotropic elastic substrate. The EERR is defined as the relaxation energy per unit volume of QD growth. Numerical reuslts for InAs QDs on a GaAs (001) substrate are reported. It is shown that the presence of a laterally neighboring QD inhibits the driving force for the formation of a new QD. In contrast, the presence of buried (vertically) neighboring QD enhances it for the formation of a new QD at its favorable location.
Proceedings Title
Self-assembled Nanostructured Materials, Symposium| |Self-assembled Nanostructured Materials|Materials Research Society
Volume
775
Conference Dates
April 1, 2003
Conference Location
Undefined
Conference Title
Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings
Pub Type
Conferences

Keywords

elastic energy release rate, energetics, lattice mismatch, quantum dot, self-assembly

Citation

Yang, B. and Tewary, V. (2004), Effects of Laterally and Vertically Neighboring Quantum Dots on Formation of a New Quantum Dot, Self-assembled Nanostructured Materials, Symposium| |Self-assembled Nanostructured Materials|Materials Research Society, Undefined (Accessed April 20, 2024)

Created April 30, 2004, Updated October 12, 2021