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Strain-Induced, Self Rolled-Up Semiconductor Microtube Resonators: A New Architecture for Photonic Device Applications

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A semiconductor heterojunction is a junction between two chemically different semiconductors, such as GaAs and In x Ga1-x As, or silicon (Si) and germanium (Ge). Semiconductor heterostructure-based electronics and photonics have been widely used in high-power lasers, light-emitting diodes, heterojunction bipolar transistors, and high-efficiency solar cells. The versatile heterojunctions, especially in compound semiconductors, allow the control of fundamental semiconductor parameters such as electronic band structure, strain, and mobility.

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Xiuling Li acknowledges the support from NSF CAREER ECCS under Grant No. 0747178, NSF award under Grant No. 0749028 and DOE award under Grant No. DE-FG02-07ER46471. Technical assistance from Kevin Bassett and Archana Challa from the Li research group and Dr Jianguo Wen and Dr Julio Soares at the Materials Research Laboratory is highly appreciated.

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Miao, X., Chun, I.S., Li, X. (2011). Strain-Induced, Self Rolled-Up Semiconductor Microtube Resonators: A New Architecture for Photonic Device Applications. In: Zhou, W., Wang, Z. (eds) Three-Dimensional Nanoarchitectures. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-9822-4_9

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