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Green's Function Method for Calculation of Strain Field Due to a Quantum Dot in a Semi-Infinite Anisotropic Solid

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2011

V.K. Tewary
V.K. Tewary*
Affiliation:
Materials Reliability Division, NIST, Boulder, CO 80305 [email protected]
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Abstract

A computationally convenient Green's function method is described for calculation of strain characteristics of quantum dots in an anisotropic semi- infinite solid containing a free surface. Semi-analytic expressions are derived for the strain field due to a quantum dot, strain energy of a quantum dot, and strain- field interaction between 2 quantum dots. Numerical results are presented for the strain field due to a quantum dot in GaAs. It is shown that the effect of the free surface, which has been neglected in earlier calculations using Green's function methods, is quite significant.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 727: Symposium R – Nanostructured Interfaces , 2002 , R3.3
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2002

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