Published August 22, 2005 | Version v1
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Realization of highly uniform self-assembled InAs quantum wires by the strain compensating technique

  • 1. Key Laboratory of Semiconductor Materials Science, Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 912, Beijing 100083 (China)

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Self-assembled InAs quantum wires (QWRs) on InP(001) substrate have been grown by molecular-beam epitaxy, using a strain compensating technique. Atom force microscope, Transmission electron microscopy, and high-resolution x-ray diffraction are used to characterize their structural properties. We proposed that, by carefully adjusting composition of InAlGaAs buffer layer and strain compensating spacer layers, stacked QWRs with high uniformity could be achieved. In addition, the formation mechanism and vertical anti-correlation of QWRs are also discussed

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Journal Title
Applied Physics Letters
Journal Volume
87
Journal Issue
8
Journal Page Range
p. 083108-083108.3
ISSN
0003-6951
CODEN
APPLAB

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