Epitaxy of Nanostructures

1. Introduction.- 2. Growth and Characterization Techniques.- 3. Self-Organization Phenomena at Crystal Surfaces.- 4. Engineering of Complex Nanostructures: Working Together with Nature.- 5. Devices Based on Epitaxial Nanostructures.- 6. Conclusion.- A. Energy of a Strained Disk with Perturbed Shape.- A.1 Energy of the Disk Boundary.- A.2 Elastic Relaxation Energy of the Disk.- A.3 Evaluation of Integrals.- A.4 Stiffness of the Disk against Shape Perturbations.- B. Elastic Interaction of Two Strained Disks.- C. Stiffness of a Hexagonal Array of Interacting Strained Disks.- References.

From the reviews:

"The book focuses on the physical mechanisms behind the spontaneous formation of ordered nanostructures ... . The list of chapters give a good indication on the points of view of the authors. ... Most books on nanophysics deal with isolated nanosystems, or nanosystems in solutions. This one gives a good overview of deposited nanostructures. It will then be helpful to researchers working or entering the specific field of research, but also to people coming from the thin films or interface fields." (Michel Wautelet, Physicalia, Vol. 57 (3), 2005)

"This monograph is a detailed account of the theory and practice of growth, characterization and applications of quantum-dot nanostructures (of mainly compound semiconductors) in real devices, written by a group of leading experts in the field ... which makes it an invaluable asset in any nanostructure-growth laboratory. ... this monograph, aimed at the postgraduate and specialist level, is excellent on so many levels that I strongly recommend it to scientists engaged in nanostructure research and to those who consider entering this fascinating field." (Dr I. O. Goldfarb, Contemporary Physics, Vol. 46 (3), 2005)

"This book is intended to explain to at least a postgraduate and above, the mechanisms, growth processes, analytical characterisation techniques and, ultimately, the potential areas of application of epitaxial nanostructures ... . this book makes a very informative introduction and guide to the complex world of epitaxial nanostructures and is well worth the asking price." (Paul Cannard, Materials World, Vol. 13 (2), February, 2005)