Self-organized InAs quantum dots
http://www.ifm.liu.se/Matephys/AAnew/research/iii_v/qwr.htm#S1.2
The dots are formed during
spontaneous reorganisation of a sequence of AlGaAs and strained
InGaAs epitaxial films grown on GaAs (311)B substrates.
The size of the quantum dots are as small as 20 nm