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Publication
Physical Review Letters
Paper
Instability-driven SiGe Island growth
Abstract
Three-dimensional islanding is generally assumed to proceed through nucleation and growth. Here we present studies showing the growth of Si1-xGex islands (0.2<x<0.6) without nucleation. Rather, a strain-driven growth instability induces a network of elevated cells, where the angle of elevation self-limits when (105) facets form pyramidal islands. These strain-modulated surfaces may serve as a template for the spatially controlled growth of quantum dot ensembles. © 2000 The American Physical Society.