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| Details of the investigated samples. xIn and R[hkl] were calculated from RSM peak data, and hQD and ρQD were determined for 1 μm × 1 μm and 10 μm × 10 μm AFM images, respectively 13. The major dislocation type was determined based on several 20 μm × 20 μm SEM pictures | |||||||||
| Sample | Material | Strain | Tg (°C) | XIn | R[011] (%) | R[01-1] (%) | hQD (nm) | ρQD (cm−2) | Maj. Dislocation type |
| A | GaInAs | CS | 520 | 0.142 | 1.60 | 1.40 | 13 | 5.0 × 109 | α[0–11] |
| B | GaInP | CS | 520 | 0.618 | 1.50 | 1.60 | 14 | 5.1 × 109 | α[0–11] |
| C | GaInP | CS | 430 | 0.617 | 1.70 | 1.60 | 13 | 5.6 × 109 | β[011] |
| D | GaInP | TS | 430 | 0.354 | 2.60 | 1.90 | 16 | 4.2 × 109 | α[011] |
| E | GaInP | TS | 430 | 0.34 | 0.00 | 0.00 | No QDs | No QDs | No dislocations |
| F | GaInP | TS | 430 | – | – | – | No QDs | No QDs | β[0–11] |
Hakkarainen et al. Nanoscale Research Letters 2010 5:1892 doi:10.1186/1556-276X-5-1892