Background
The growth dynamics, and the ultimate electronic band structure—hence the physical properties—of self-assembled epitaxial semiconductor nanowires and dots depends on the strain states of epitaxial thin films, which are functions of composition, morphology, and relaxation. High-resolution X-ray reciprocal space mapping (RSM) provides a nondestructive, yet quantitative, technique for the characterization of the strain, composition, and morphology of multi-dimensional nanowire or nanodot arrays. Rigaku’s Smartlab® automated diffractometer makes reciprocal space mapping at medium, high, and very high resolution much easier and faster with minimal user interference.
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