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Phys Rev Lett. 2000 Jul 31;85(5):1124-7. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.85.1124.

Evidence for 2D precursors and interdiffusion in the evolution of self-assembled CdSe quantum dots on ZnSe.

Physical review letters

Kim, Kim, Furdyna, Dobrowolska, Lee, Rho, Smith, Jackson, James, Xin, Browning

Affiliations

  1. Department of Physics, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, USA.

PMID: 10991490 DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.85.1124

Abstract

The evolution of self-assembled CdSe quantum dots deposited on (and subsequently capped by) ZnSe was investigated on a series of samples grown by molecular beam epitaxy, with CdSe coverages from 0.5 to 2.6 monolayers. The samples were investigated by cross-sectional scanning transmission electron microscopy, as well as macro- and microphotoluminescence. The results clearly indicated a coexistence of 2D ZnCdSe platelets and 3D islands, showing clearly that the platelets act as precursors for the formation of the 3D islands.

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