Spontaneous Ordering in Semiconductor Alloys

The phenomenonofspontaneous ordering in semiconductoralloys, which can be categorized as a self-organized process, is observed to occur sponta­ neously during epitaxial growth of certain ternary alloy semiconductors and results in a modification of their structural, electronic, and optical properties. There has been a great dealofinterest in learning how to control this phenome­ non so that it may be used for tailoring desirable electronic and optical properties. There has been even greater...