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

We theoretically investigate the effects of interaction between an optical dipole
(semiconductor quantum dot or molecule) and metal nanoparticles. The calculated …

We study the self-assembled local droplet etching of nanoholes in AlGaAs surfaces with Ga
droplets. The data establish an unexpected delay of both the hole drilling process as well as …

Local droplet etching (LDE) utilizes metal droplets during molecular beam epitaxy for the self-
assembled drilling of nanoholes into III/V semiconductor surfaces. An essential process …

Droplet epitaxy is a flexible nanomaterial growth technique and is a potential method to
fabricate advanced electronic and optoelectronic devices. Here, we report strain-free …

Abstract Fabrication of A III BV nanostructures by droplet epitaxy has many advantages over
other epitaxial techniques. Although various characteristics of the growth by droplet epitaxy …

Strain-free epitaxial quantum dots (QDs) are fabricated by a combination of Al local droplet
etching (LDE) of nanoholes in AlGaAs surfaces and subsequent hole filling with GaAs. The …

We demonstrate a new quantum-confined semiconductor material based on GaSb quantum
dots (QDs) embedded in a single-crystalline AlGaSb matrix by filling droplet-etched …

We demonstrate nanohole formation in AlGaSb by Ga droplet etching within a temperature
range from 270 to 500° C, allowing a wide range of tunability of the nanohole density. By …

Modern and future nanoelectronic and nanophotonic applications require precise control of
the size, shape and density of III-V quantum dots in order to predefine the characteristics of …