preface
list of contributors
1 thermodynamics and kinetics of quantum dot growth
vitaly shchukin, eckehard schdll and peter kratzer
1.1 introduction
 1.1.1 length and time scales
 1.1.2 multiscale approach to the modeling ofnanostructures
1.2 atomistic aspects of growth
 1.2.1 diffusion of ga atoms on gaas(001)
 1.2.2 energetics of as2 incorporation during growth
 1.2.3 kinetic monte carlo simulation of gaashomoepitaxy
 1.2.4 wetting layer evolution
1.3 size and shapes of individual quantum dots
 1.3.1 hybrid approach to calculation of the equilibriumshape of individual quantum dots
 1.3.2 role of high-index facets in the shape of quantumdots
 1.3.3 shape transition during quantum dot growth
 1.3.4 constraint equilibrium of quantum dots with awetting layer ..
1.4 thermodynamics and kinetics of quantum dot ensembles
 1.4.1 equilibrium volume of strained islands versusostwald ripening
 1.4.2 crossover from kinetically controlled tothermodynamically controlled growth of quantum dots
 1.4.3 tunable metastability of quantum dot arrays
 1.4.4 evolution mechanisms in dense arrays of elasticallyinteracting quantum dots
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