A review is given of theoretical concepts and experimental results on spontaneous formation
of periodically ordered nanometer-scale structures on crystal surfaces. Thermodynamic …

Fundamental issues of the kinetics of phase separations on surfaces are reviewed with an
emphasis on developments during the period from 1990 to present. Issues covered …

In the 1990s, nanoparticles and quantum dots began to be used in optical, electronic, and
biological applications. Now they are being studied for use in solid-state quantum …

The idea of the quantum dot solar cell, which provides a novel direction to the high-efficiency
solar cell problem, is developed. A theoretical model is presented for a practical pin …

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 …

Semiconductor heterostructures with self-organized quantum dots (QDs) have
experimentally exhibited properties expected for zero-dimensional systems. When used as …

We have investigated the influence of various growth parameters on the optical properties of
self-assembled InAs/GaAs quantum dots (QDs) grown by molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) in …

In order to fulfil the requirements of the information society there is a growing demand for
nanoelectronic devices with new or largely improved performances; these devices are …

We report on the performance of solar cells with stacked self-assembled Ge dots in the
intrinsic region of Si-based pin diode. These dots were epitaxially grown on p-type Si (100) …

In situ reflection high-energy electron diffraction along with transmission electron
miscoscopy, atomic force microscopy, and photoluminescence spectroscopy have been …