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Publication 14-CNA-009
Shapes of Epitaxially Grown Quantum Dots Irene Fonseca Aldo Pratelli Barbara Zwicknagl Abstract: A variational model introduced by Spencer and Tersoff (Appl. Phys. Lett. 96:073114, 2010) to describe optimal faceted shapes of epitaxially deposited lms is studied analytically in the case in which there are a non-vanishing crystallographic miscut and a lattice incompatibility between the lm and the substrate. Existence of faceted minimizers for every volume of the deposited film is established. In particular, it is shown that there is no wetting effect for small volumes. Geometric properties including a faceted version of the zero contact angle are derived, and the explicit shapes of minimizers for small volumes are identified. Get the paper in its entirety as |
