Dr. rer.nat. Paola Alejandra Acosta-Diaz

College / University:
1993 - 1999          University of Sonora
1999 - 2002          National Polytechnic Institute

Highest Degree:    M.Sc. in Physics

Ph. D. exam:        July 2008 at the University of Konstanz (Germany)
Title of dissertation:
On the Nucleation, Evolution and Overgrowth of InAs/GaAs(001) Quantum Dots

Publications:
Katsaros, G., J. Tersoff, M. Stoffel, A. Rastelli, P. Acosta-Diaz, G.S. Kar, G. Costantini, O.G. Schmidt, and K. Kern
Positioning of strained islands by interaction with surface nanogrooves
Physical Review Letters 101, 9, Seq. No.: 096103 (2008)

G. Costantini, A. Rastelli, C. Manzano, P. Acosta-Diaz, R. Songmuang, G. Katsaros, O.G. Schmidt, and K. Kern
Interplay between Thermodynamics and Kinetics in the Capping of InAs/Ga's(001) Quantum Dots
Phys. Rev. Lett. 96, 226106 (2006)
 
P. Kratzer, Q.K.K. Liu, P. Acosta-Diaz, C. Manzano, G. Costantini, R. Songmuang, A. Rastelli, O. G. Schmidt, and K. Kern
Shape transition during epitaxial growth of InAs quantum dots on Ga's(001): Theory and experiment
Phys. Rev. B 73, 205347 (2006)
 
G. Costantini, A. Rastelli, C. Manzano, P. Acosta-Diaz, G. Katsaros, R. Songmuang, O.G. Schmidt, H. von Känel, and K. Kern
Pyramids and domes in the InAs/GaAs(001) and Ge/Si(001) systems
J. Cryst. Growth 278, 38 (2005)
 
P. Acosta-Diaz, O. Can-Aguilar, F.L. Castillo- Alvarado, M. Melendez-Lira, and M. Lopez-Lopez
Photoluminescence study of alga's/Ga's quantum wells grown by molecular beam epitaxy with in-situ/ex-situ growth interruptions
Superficial y Vacuo 12, 39 (2001)