Scope and Topics

SCOPE

Epitaxy allows nowadays the usual growth of nanostructures with unique properties. The control of their growth at the finest level is a challenge in achieving new systems. It involves both the understanding of the growth mechanisms together with the knowledge of the properties of materials at the nanoscale. It is a domain where both fundamental research and industrial issues are closely entangled.

This summer school is aimed at giving to Ph-D students, young but also senior scientists, an up-to-date overview on the epitaxy of semi-conductors. The basic growth mechanisms will be presented with an emphasis on the new developments in this understanding. The control of the growth using patterns, selective growth or new geometries such as nanomembranes, nanowires or sheets, will be reviewed. The properties of the epitaxial systems, already explored or expected, will be given both theoretically and experimentally with a description of the characterization techniques. The school will give the opportunity to review the most important achievements in practical applications of epitaxial nanostructures. A particular attention will be given to new trends and pioneering directions, as well as to new materials and devices.

TOPICS

The topics include growth, nanostructures, characterization, physical properties and devices.

Crystal Growth

equilibrium properties

kinetics and nucleation

self-organization

step growth

droplet epitaxy

Semiconductors epitaxy

elastic relaxation

quantum dots

2D/3D transition and ATG instability

strain/composition coupling

surface patterning

selective growth

nanomembranes and nanowires

graphene

Properties and characterization

optical and electronic properties

structural and chemical characterization

magnetic properties

single object diffraction

tomography 

Integration and applications

heterogeneous integration and optical applications

heterogeneous integration and electronic applications

use of epitaxial systems in fundamental systems

industrial issues, promises and limitations