1. Foreword

   • Supriyo Bandyopadhyay
   • Nikolai Ledentsov
   • Akio Sasaki

   EditorialNotes Pages: 447 - 447

2. Investigation of carrier relaxation dynamics in single CdSe/ZnSe self-organized quantum dot by time-resolved micro-photoluminescence

   • Takeshi Ota
   • Yasuhiro Murase
   • Kazuo Murase

   Special Issue Paper Pages: 448 - 452

3. Effects of mismatch strain and alloy composition on the formation of InAs islands on InAlAs templates

   • Y. Cordier
   • P. Miska
   • D. Ferre

   Special Issue Paper Pages: 453 - 458

4. Photoluminescence of InAs quantum dots coupled to a two-dimensional electron gas

   • Y. H. Luo
   • J. Wan
   • K. L. Wang

   Special Issue Paper Pages: 459 - 462

5. Interface structure and growth mode of quantum wire and quantum dot GaAs-AlAs structures on corrugated (311)A surfaces

   • N. N. Ledentsov
   • D. Litvinov
   • Zh. I. Alferov

   Special Issue Paper Pages: 463 - 470

6. Growth and characterizations of InP self-assembled quantum dots embedded in InAIP grown on GaAs substrates

   • Jae-Hyun Ryou
   • Russell D. Dupuis
   • James L. Merz

   Special Issue Paper Pages: 471 - 476

7. 1.3 μm GaAs-based quantum well and quantum dot lasers: Comparative analysis

   • A. Yu. Egorov
   • A. E. Zhukov
   • V. M. Ustinov

   Special Issue Paper Pages: 477 - 481

8. Electron beam pre-patterning for site-control of self-assembled InAs quantum dots on Inp surfaces

   • M. Borgström
   • T. Bryllert
   • L. Samuelson

   Special Issue Paper Pages: 482 - 486

9. Annealing temperature dependence of electric conduction and capacitance dispersion in nitrogen-implanted GaAs

   • J. F. Chen
   • M. M. Huang
   • J. S. Wang

   Regular Issue Paper Pages: 487 - 492

10. Amorphous Ta-nanocrystalline RuO_x diffusion barrier for lower electrode of high density memory devices

    • Dong-Soo Yoon
    • Hong Koo Baik
    • Jae Sung Roh

    Regular Issue Paper Pages: 493 - 502

11. Characterization of nano-wear mechanisms of hard disk coatings

    • Woo Seok Kim
    • Jang-Kyo Kim
    • Pyung Hwang

    Regular Issue Paper Pages: 503 - 512

12. Influence of alloy composition on fillet-lifting phenomenon in tin binary alloys

    • H. Takao
    • H. Hasegawa

    Regular Issue Paper Pages: 513 - 520

13. Wetting reaction of Sn-Ag based solder systems on Cu substrates plated with Au and/or Pd layer

    • C. Y. Liu
    • Jian Li
    • K. N. Tu

    Regular Issue Paper Pages: 521 - 525

14. Al-enhanced PECVD SiN_x induced hydrogen passivation in string ribbon silicon

    • V. Yelundur
    • A. Rohatgi
    • R. L. Wallace

    Regular Issue Paper Pages: 526 - 531

15. Low resistive ohmic contact formation on surface treated-n-GaN alloyed at low temperature

    • Yow-Jon Lin
    • Hsin-Ying Lee
    • Ching-Ting Lee

    Regular Issue Paper Pages: 532 - 537

16. Characterization of the CH₄/H₂/Ar high density plasma etching process for ZnSe

    • C. R. Eddy
    • D. Leonhardt
    • J. E. Butler

    Regular Issue Paper Pages: 538 - 542

17. Wettability of electroless Ni in the under bump metallurgy with lead free solder

    • Bi-Lian Young
    • Jenq-Gong Duh
    • Bi-Shiou Chiou

    Regular Issue Paper Pages: 543 - 553

18. Enhanced dielectric properties of Zr−Sn−Ti oxynitride thin films

    • X. B. Lu
    • Z. G. Liu

    Regular Issue Paper Pages: 554 - 557

19. Critical thickness of high-temperature AIN interlayers in GaN on sapphire (0001)

    • A. M. Sanchez
    • F. J. Pacheco
    • J. Graul

    Letter Pages: L17 - L20

20. Laser-assisted via hole metallization in PCB materials

    • K. Kordás
    • J. Békési
    • L. Nánai

    Letter Pages: L21 - L24