
Symmetry breaking in shape transitions of epitaxial quantum dots
Author(s) -
Brian Spencer,
J. Tersoff
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
physical review. b, condensed matter and materials physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-4489
pISSN - 1098-0121
DOI - 10.1103/physrevb.87.161301
Subject(s) - metastability , condensed matter physics , nucleation , quantum dot , materials science , epitaxy , dome (geology) , symmetry (geometry) , substrate (aquarium) , quantum , physics , nanotechnology , quantum mechanics , geometry , geology , paleontology , oceanography , mathematics , layer (electronics) , thermodynamics