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The curious case of exploding quantum dots: anomalous migration and growth behaviors of Ge under Si oxidation

Overview of attention for article published in Discover Nano, April 2013
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Title
The curious case of exploding quantum dots: anomalous migration and growth behaviors of Ge under Si oxidation
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Discover Nano, April 2013
DOI 10.1186/1556-276x-8-192
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Ching-Chi Wang, Po-Hsiang Liao, Ming-Hao Kuo, Tom George, Pei-Wen Li

Abstract

We have previously demonstrated the unique migration behavior of Ge quantum dots (QDs) through Si3N4 layers during high-temperature oxidation. Penetration of these QDs into the underlying Si substrate however, leads to a completely different behavior: the Ge QDs 'explode,' regressing back almost to their origins as individual Ge nuclei as formed during the oxidation of the original nanopatterned SiGe structures used for their generation. A kinetics-based model is proposed to explain the anomalous migration behavior and morphology changes of the Ge QDs based on the Si flux generated during the oxidation of Si-containing layers.

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Country Count As %
United States 1 20%
Unknown 4 80%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 4 80%
Researcher 1 20%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Physics and Astronomy 2 40%
Materials Science 2 40%
Engineering 1 20%
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