Control of island formation using overgrowth technique on cleaved edges of strained multiple quantum wells and selective epitaxy on patterned substrates

N. Usami, J. Arai, E. S. Kim, K. Ota, T. Hattori, Y. Shiraki

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Abstract

Two approaches to control the position and the size of semiconductor islands are proposed. The first method is to perform overgrowth on a cleaved edge of strained multiple quantum wells which acts as a substrate with a periodically modulated lattice constant, thus inducing a periodic strain to the overgrown layer. The second method is to selectively grow islands in specific windows defined by electron beam lithography. Both the methods are applied to the Ge/Si system and the controllability of the Ge island formation is demonstrated.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)137-141
Number of pages5
JournalPhysica E: Low-Dimensional Systems and Nanostructures
Volume2
Issue number1-4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1998 Jul 15
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Cleaved edge overgrowth
  • Selective epitaxial growth
  • Semiconductor islands

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Condensed Matter Physics

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