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Self-assembly of InAs Quantum Dot Structures on Cleaved Facets

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Self-Assembled Quantum Dots

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  1. University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA

    Zhiming M. Wang

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Uccelli, E. et al. (2008). Self-assembly of InAs Quantum Dot Structures on Cleaved Facets. In: Wang, Z.M. (eds) Self-Assembled Quantum Dots. Lecture Notes in Nanoscale Science and Technology, vol 1. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-74191-8_2

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