Instabilities in semiconductor heterostructure growth can be exploited for the self-organized
formation of nanostructures, allowing for carrier confinement in all three spatial dimensions …

We review recent progress in the growth and characterization of Si 1− x Ge x islands and Ge
dots on (001) Si. We discuss the evolution of the island morphology with Si 1− x Ge x …

Modern nanotechnology offers routes to create new artificial materials, widening the
functionality of devices in physics, chemistry, and biology. Templated self-organization has …

Handbook of Nanophysics: Functional Nanomaterials illustrates the importance of tailoring
nanomaterials to achieve desired functions in applications. Each peer-reviewed chapter …

Free-standing nanotubes are formed by rolling-up InGaAs/GaAs bilayers on a GaAs
substrate. We present a systematic study of the tube diameter as a function of bilayer …

We report on a combination of lithography and self-assembly techniques which results in
long-range two-dimensionally ordered Ge islands. Island lattices with perpendicular but also …

In this review, we report on fabrication paths, challenges, and emerging solutions to
integrate group-IV epitaxial quantum dots (QDs) as active light emitters into the existing …

Self-assembled and coherently strained germanium nanostructured dots are grown on
prepatterned Si substrates along ordered lines. These precisely aligned nanocrystals are …

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

Two-dimensional (2D) periodic arrays of Ge islands were realized on prepatterned Si (001)
substrates by solid-source molecular-beam epitaxy. Atomic-force microscopy images …