| Introduction | 6 |
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| Contents | 8 |
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| List of Contributors | 12 |
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| Lateral Self-Alignment | 17 |
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| General | 18 |
| 1 Physical Mechanisms of Self-Organized Formation of Quantum Dots | 19 |
| 2 Routes toward Lateral Self-Organization of Quantum Dots: the Model System SiGe on Si( 001) | 63 |
| Compact Lateral Quantum Dot Configurations | 91 |
| 3 Short-Range Lateral Ordering of GeSi Quantum Dots Due to Elastic Interactions | 92 |
| 4 Hierarchical Self-Assembly of Lateral Quantum- Dot Molecules Around Nanoholes | 115 |
| Ordering in Single Layers | 137 |
| 5 Energetics and Kinetics of Self-Organized Structure Formation in Solution Growth: the SiGe/ Si System | 138 |
| 6 Ge Quantum Dot Self-Alignment on Vicinal Substrates | 205 |
| 7 Lateral Arrangement of Ge Self-Assembled Quantum Dots on a Partially Relaxed SixGe1 x Buffer Layer | 219 |
| 8 Ordering of Wires and Self-Assembled Dots on Vicinal Si and GaAs ( 110) Cleavage Planes | 239 |
| Ordering by Layer Stacking | 254 |
| 9 Stacking and Ordering in Self-Organized Quantum Dot Multilayer Structures | 255 |
| 10 Self-Organized Anisotropic Strain Engineering for Lateral Quantum Dot Ordering | 312 |
| 11 Towards Quantum Dot Crystals via Multilayer Stacking on Different Indexed Surfaces | 331 |
| Forced Alignment | 352 |
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| Growth on Shallow Modulated Surfaces | 353 |
| 12 One-, Two-, and Three-Dimensionally Ordered GeSi Islands Grown on Prepatterned Si ( 001) Substrates | 355 |
| 13 Ordered SiGe Island Arrays: Long Range Material Distribution and Possible Device Applications | 375 |
| 14 Nanoscale Lateral Control of Ge Quantum Dot Nucleation Sites on Si( 001) Using Focused Ion Beam Implantation | 399 |
| 15 Ge Nanodroplets Self-Assembly on Focused Ion Beam Patterned Substrates | 430 |
| 16 Metallization and Oxidation Templating of Surfaces for Directed Island Assembly | 442 |
| 17 Site Control and Selective-Area Growth Techniques of InAs Quantum Dots with High Density and High Uniformity | 463 |
| 18 In(Ga)As Quantum Dot Crystals on Patterned GaAs( 001) Substrates | 489 |
| Growth on Surface Modulations of High Amplitude | 512 |
| 19 Directed Arrangement of Ge Quantum Dots on Si Mesas by Selective Epitaxial Growth | 514 |
| 20 Directed Self-Assembly of Quantum Dots by Local- Chemical- Potential Control via Strain Engineering on Patterned Substrates | 521 |
| 21 Structural and Luminescence Properties of Ordered Ge Islands on Patterned Substrates | 538 |
| 22 Formation of Si and Ge Nanostructures at Given Positions by Using Surface Microscopy and Ultrathin SiO2 Film Technology | 563 |
| 23 Pyramidal Quantum Dots Grown by Organometallic Chemical Vapor Deposition on Patterned Substrates | 584 |
| 24 Large-Scale Integration of Quantum Dot Devices on MBE- Based Quantum Wire Networks | 632 |
| 25 GaAs and InGaAs Position-Controlled Quantum Dots Fabricated by Selective- Area Metalloorganic Vapor Phase Epitaxy | 658 |
| 26 Spatial InAs Quantum Dot Positioning in GaAs Microdisk and Posts | 684 |