Nano Lett., 5 (3), 479 -482, 2005. 10.1021/nl047947+ S1530-6984(04)07947-0
Web Release Date: January 25, 2005

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Integrated Semiconductor Nanocrystal and Epitaxical Nanostructure Systems: Structural and Optical Behavior

Anupam Madhukar,* Siyuan Lu, Atul Konkar, Yi Zhang, and Max Ho

Nanostructure Materials & Devices Laboratory, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089-0241

Steven M. Hughes and A. Paul Alivisatos

Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720

Received December 12, 2004

Abstract:

Integration of semiconductor epitaxical nanostructures and nanocrystals into two classes of quantum structures, uncovered adsorbed nanocrystals or buried via epitaxical overgrowth, is successfully demonstrated through structural and optical studies. The combination InGaAs/GaAs epitaxical structures and InAs nanocrystals is employed as a vehicle with the functional aim of exploiting the well developed optoelectronic communication technology based on the former with the biochemical and biomedical applications for which the latter are well suited.


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