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288 Appendix D. Site Reports—Japan<br />

GaN dot formation: dot formation is attempted on a nearly latticematched<br />

substrate: GaN on AlGaN (thin buffer layer, grown on SiC, ~ 10 -7<br />

defects/cm 2 ). Growth is believed to proceed by step-flow. In order to<br />

promote dot formation (without the influence of strain), researchers chose to<br />

control the surface energy, by using a monolayer of silicon as a surfactant<br />

(this has been published in APL). They have achieved stimulated emission<br />

in these dots, with a density of greater than 10 9 /cm 2 .<br />

Transport: Dr. Aoyagi showed the WTEC team quantum dots formed by<br />

split gate structures, with a separate gate that allowed coupling between 2<br />

dots. He observed interference fringes in the I-V, indicative of coupling,<br />

measurements taken at 10 mK. He also showed magnetoCoulomb<br />

oscillations, using the magnetic field rather than a gate to alter the<br />

interactions (Figure D.9).<br />

Figure D.9. MagnetoCoulomb oscillations using the magnetic field.<br />

Dr. Aoyagi then took us for a brief tour of various labs in his area: a<br />

transport lab with three cryostats, an He 3/4 dilution refrigerator, <strong>and</strong> high<br />

field magnets (8 T); a JEOL e-beam writer, MOCVD capabilities (MBE was<br />

elsewhere), analysis lab with focused ion beam <strong>and</strong> photoluminescence<br />

spectroscopy.<br />

• The WTEC team was then provided with some overviews of the research<br />

in the Exotic Nano Materials group. Dr. Katsuhiko Fujita discussed<br />

some of the projects within this group, headed by Dr. Wolfgang Knoll.<br />

He described a supramolecular architecture, building from a substrate to<br />

a metal layer, to a biological interface to proteins. Dr. Fujita described a<br />

project in which fabricated gratings of various periods were used to<br />

facilitate studies on the motility <strong>and</strong> growth of hippocampal neurons.<br />

Another project involved the integration of neurons with transistors, to be<br />

used as in-situ recording devices. Laboratory support included<br />

capabilities for the synthesis of biopolymers, as well as characterization<br />

facilities, including scanning tunneling microscopy (atmospheric <strong>and</strong><br />

ultrahigh vacuum), <strong>and</strong> atomic force microscopy. A surface plasmon<br />

resonance microscope <strong>and</strong> a near field optical microscopy facility are<br />

also being developed.

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