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A new approach to the diagnostics of nanoislands in Ge x Si1 − x /Si heterostructures by secondary ion mass spectrometry
A new approach to the diagnostics of Ge x Si1 − x /Si heterostructures with self-assembled nanoislands, which is based on the method of secondary ion mass spectro...
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Use of related parameters in X-ray diffraction analysis of multilayer structures with allowance for the layer growth time
A new approach to analyzing the X-ray diffraction spectra of multilayer structures is described. This approach is based on information on the layer growth time. As compared to the standard analysis, the number...
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Effect of silicon spacer thickness on the electroluminescence of multilayer structures with self-assembled Ge(Si)/Si(001) islands
The results of investigation of the electroluminescence of multilayer p-i-n structures with Ge(Si)/Si(001) self-assembled islands are presented. The nonmonotonic dependence of the room-temperature intensity of th...
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Light-emitting tunneling nanostructures based on quantum dots in a Si and GaAs matrix
InGaAs/GaAs and Ge/Si light-emitting heterostructures with active regions consisting of a system of different-size nanoobjects, i.e., quantum dot layers, quantum wells, and a tunneling barrier are studied. The...
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Reduction of Defect Density in Structures With InAs-GaAs Quantum Dots Grown at Low Temperature for 1.55 μm Range
Transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and photoluminescence (PL) have been used to evaluate defects and the efficiency of defect-reduction techniques in structures with InAs quantum dots (QDs) for the 1.55 µ...
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Lattice Defects in Epitaxial Ba2Bi4Ti5O18 Thin Films Grown by Pulsed Laser Deposition Onto LaNiO3 Bottom Electrodes
Epitaxial, ferroelectric Ba2Bi4Ti5O18 films grown on LaNiO3/CeO2/ZrO2:Y2O3 epitaxial layers on Si(100) are investigated by cross-section high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM). The films are per...
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Three Dimensional Structure of UMo8O26: Ordering of U-Vacancies
The structure and composition of UMo8O26 synthesized by solid state reaction method have been investigated by High Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy (HRTEM), Selected Area Electron Diffraction, and EDX ...
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InGaAs tunnel-injection structures with nanobridges: Excitation transfer and luminescence kinetics
Methods of optical spectroscopy and electron microscopy have been used to study tunnel-injection nanostructures the active region of which consisted of an upper In0.15Ga0.85 As quantum-well layer and a lower laye...
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Open AccessEffect of parameters of Ge(Si)/Si(001) self-assembled islands on their electroluminescence at room temperature
The electroluminescence (EL) of multilayered p-i-n structures with the self-assembled Ge(Si)/Si(001) islands are investigated. It is found that the structures with islands grown at 600°C have the highest intensit...
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Wannier-stark effect in Ge/Si quantum dot superlattices
Deep level transient spectroscopy (DLTS) measurements were performed to study electron emission from quantum states in a 20-layer Ge quantum-dot superlattice (QDSL) in a Ge/Si p-n heterostructure. It was establis...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Ferroelectric materials and structures suitable for data storage: The role of microscopies in establishing preparation-microstructure-property relations
Among the various possible routes towards solid-state non-volatile random access memories (NV-RAMs) of high memory density, ferroelectric random access memories (FRAMs) offer very good prospects. Non-volatilit...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Crystal Lattice Defects in MBE Grown Si Layers Heavily Doped with Er
The main types of crystal structure defects in [Er]>2×1019 doped layers are: (i) spherical Er and (ii) ellipsoidal ErSi precipitates, as well as (iii) ErSi2 platelets on {111} planes. In the sample with [Er]=4x10
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Numerical simulation of the temperature dependence of the photoluminescence spectra of InAs/GaAs quantum dots
A mathematical model is proposed for describing the temperature dependence of the photoluminescence spectrum of self-ordered arrays of quantum dots with due regard for the electron-phonon interaction and diffe...
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Resonances related to an array of InAs quantum dots and controlled by an external electric field
Photoluminescence of multilayer structures with InAs quantum dots grown in the p-n junction in GaAs by molecular-beam epitaxy is studied. Formation of vertical columns of quantum dots is verified by the data of t...
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Open AccessMiniband-related 1.4–1.8 μm luminescence of Ge/Si quantum dot superlattices
The luminescence properties of highly strained, Sb-doped Ge/Si multi-layer heterostructures with incorporated Ge quantum dots (QDs) are studied. Calculations of the electronic band structure and luminescence m...
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The effect of misorientation of the GaAs substrate on the properties of InAs quantum dots grown by low-temperature molecular beam epitaxy
The structural and optical properties of arrays of InAs quantum dots grown on GaAs substrates at relatively low temperatures (250 and 350°C) and with various degrees of misorientation of the surface are studie...
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The band structure and photoluminescence in a Ge0.8Si0.2/Ge0.1Si0.9 superlattice with vertically correlated quantum dots
The energy band diagram of the multilayered Ge0.8Si0.2/Ge0.1Si0.9 heterostructures with vertically correlated quantum dots is analyzed theoretically. With regard to fluctuations of the thickness layer in the colu...
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Light-emitting Si: Er structures prepared by molecular-beam epitaxy: Structural defects
The structural defects in silicon layers grown by molecular-beam epitaxy and doped with erbium up to concentrations [Er] = 4 × 1019 cm−3 are studied using transmission electron microscopy and high-resolution elec...
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Optical phenomena in InAs/GaAs heterostructures with doped quantum dots and artificial molecules
Spectra of intraband absorption of polarized mid-IR light were investigated in undoped, p-, and n-doped InAs/GaAs quantum dots (QDs) covered with an InGaAs layer. Optical matrix elements for intraband electron an...
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The engineering and properties of InAs quantum dot molecules in a GaAs matrix
Arrays of InAs quantum dot (QD) molecules in the GaAs matrix, which consist of pairs of vertically aligned InAs QDs, have been synthesized by molecular beam epitaxy. A study of the resulting structures by tran...