Advances in Condensed Matter Physics
Volume 2010 (2010), Article ID 261849, 7 pages
doi:10.1155/2010/261849
Review Article
Misfit Strain in Superlattices Controlling the Electron-Lattice Interaction via Microstrain in Active Layers
Department of Physics, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, P. le A. Moro 2, 00185 Roma, Italy
Received 15 October 2009; Revised 27 November 2009; Accepted 3 December 2009
Academic Editor: Dragan Mihailovic
Copyright © 2010 Nicola Poccia et al. This is an open access article distributed under the
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