ABSTRACT
1
Introduction
2
Fabrication
3
Theory of the Self-Assembling Process
3.1
Equilibrium Theory of Self-Assembled QD Formation
3.1.1
Model Description, Free Energy and the Phase Diagram
3.1.2
Comparison with Experiment
3.2
Dynamical Theory of Self-Assembled QD Formation
3.2.1
Mechanism of Self-Organization
3.3
Equilibrium Versus Nonequilibrium Theory: The Limits of Applicability
4
AFM Topological Studies
4.1
Morphology of CdSe/ZnSe Islands
4.2
Ripening of CdSe Islands on ZnSe
4.3
Dynamics of Ripening
5
Optical Properties
5.1
Photoluminescence of CdSe/ZnSe QDs
5.2
Phonon Resonance Spectroscopy of QDs
5.3
Spatially Resolved Photoluminescence of CdSe/ZnSe QDs
5.4
Quantum Dots or Quantum Well Fluctuations?
6
Future Prospects
6.1
Ordering of QDs
6.2
Strain-Induced QD: Stressors
6.3
QD Systems Involving Magnetic Semiconductors
Acknowledgments
References
