Abstract
Projection force density methods, based on the surface Green's function approach, are employed to obtain analytical expressions for the elastic interaction and self-relaxation energies of coherently strained conical islands. These results are used to evaluate the island chemical potential as the basis for coarsening models and a stability analysis of elastically interacting quantum dot arrays.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 085416-1-085416-10 |
Journal | Physical Review B: Condensed Matter and Materials Physics |
Volume | 70 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Aug 2004 |