TEM study of InAs self-assembled quantum dots in GaAs

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Müller, E [1 ]
Ribeiro, E [1 ]
Heinzel, T [1 ]
Ensslin, K [1 ]
Medeiros-Ribeiro, G [1 ]
Petroff, PM [1 ]
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[1] Paul Scherrer Inst, Lab Mikro & Nanostrukturen, CH-5232 Villigen, Switzerland
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THIN FILMS EPITAXIAL GROWTH AND NANOSTRUCTURES | 1999年 / 79卷
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InAs/GaAs; self-assembled quantum dots; transmission electron microscopy; electrical transport;
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InAs self-assembled quantum dots grown on GaAs(001) substrate were investigated by TEM as well as by electrical transport measurements. The TEM analysis revealed the presence of a complicated triple-layer structure instead of simple dots for high In-concentrations. The electrical measurement suggest that the dots act as controllable scattering centers. A saturation of the mobility is observed for the highest dot density samples. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science S.A. All rights reserved.
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