Nucleation theory provides a powerful tool for growth modeling of a variety of objects: from
liquid droplets to thin solid films and biological structures. Theoretical approaches based on …

Self-assembled nanostructures, such as quantum dots (QDs), quantum rings (QRs) and
nanowires (NWs), have been extensively studied because of their physical properties and …

The general trend in modern solid state physics and technology is to make things smaller.
The size of key elements in modern devices approaches the nanometer scale, for both …

Currently, the nature of self-assembly of three-dimensional epitaxial islands or quantum dots
(QDs) in a lattice-mismatched heteroepitaxial growth system, such as InAs/GaAs (001) and …

Abstract The two-dimensional (2D) to three-dimensional (3D) transition in highly strained
growth of InAs of GaAs (001) is investigated using in situ scanning tunneling microscopy and …

We study the energetics of island formation in Stranski-Krastanow growth within a parameter-
free approach. It is shown that an optimum island size exists for a given coverage and island …

Photoluminescence spectroscopy is used to investigate the size distribution of InAs quantum
dots embedded in GaAs quantum wells as function of substrate temperature and InAs …

We study the energetics of island formation in Stranski-Krastanow growth of highly
mismatched heteroepitaxy within a parameter-free approach. It is shown that the (frequently …

We present a quantitative study of the evolution of the material contained in two-and three-
dimensional (2D and 3D) surface features during the 2D–3D morphology transition in highly …

Abstract We use Monte Carlo (MC) simulations to study island formation in the growth of thin
semiconducting films deposited on lattice-mismatched substrates. It is known that islands …