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Self-Assembly of Nanostructures

The INFN Lectures, Vol. III

  • Presents cutting-edge research on self-assembled nanostructures
  • Includes contributions from prestigious researchers on topics ranging from quantum dots to self-assembly on carbon nanotubes
  • Based on lectures given at the renowned INFN schools in Frascati, Italy
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Nanoscale Science and Technology (LNNST, volume 12)

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Table of contents (4 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
  2. Polymer Self-assembly on Carbon Nanotubes

    • Michele Giulianini, Nunzio Motta
    Pages 1-72
  3. InAs Epitaxy on GaAs(001): A Model Case of Strain-Driven Self-assembling of Quantum Dots

    • E. Placidi, F. Arciprete, R. Magri, M. Rosini, A. Vinattieri, L. Cavigli et al.
    Pages 73-125
  4. Self-assembled Quantum Dots: From Stranski–Krastanov to Droplet Epitaxy

    • Yu. G. Galitsyn, A. A. Lyamkina, S. P. Moshchenko, T. S. Shamirzaev, K. S. Zhuravlev, A. I. Toropov
    Pages 127-200
  5. Towards a Controlled Growth of Self-assembled Nanostructures: Shaping, Ordering, and Localization in Ge/Si Heteroepitaxy

    • L. Persichetti, A. Capasso, A. Sgarlata, M. Fanfoni, N. Motta, A. Balzarotti
    Pages 201-263
  6. Back Matter

    Pages 265-267

About this book

This is the third volume in a series of books on selected topics in Nanoscale Science and Technology based on lectures given at the well-known Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN) schools of the same name.  The present set of notes stems in particular from the participation and dedication of prestigious lecturers, such as Nunzio Motta, Fulvia Patella, Alexandr Toropov, and Anna Sgarlata.  All lectures have been carefully edited and reworked, taking into account extensive follow-up discussions.

A tutorial lecture by Motta et al. presents the analysis of the Poly(3-hexylthiophene) self assembly on carbon nanotubes and discusses how the interaction between the two materials forms a new hybrid nanostructure, with potential application to future solar cells technology.  In their contribution, Patella et al. review quantum dots of III-V compounds, which offer appealing perspectives for more sophisticated applications in new generation devices such as single-photon emitters for nano-photonics and quantum computing.  Focusing on self-assembled quantum dots, the chapter by Alexandr Toropov et al. provides a comprehensive review of some important aspects in the formation of quantum dots and presents the results of the authors’ extensive investigation of the features of droplet epitaxy.   The fourth contribution, by Sgarlata et al., focuses on recent progress toward controlled growth of self-assembled nanostructures, dealing with the shaping, ordering and localization in Ge/Si heteroepitaxy and reviewing recent results on the self-organization of Ge nanostructures at Si surfaces.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Frascati RM, Italy

    Stefano Bellucci

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