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We investigate in detail the role of strain relaxation and capping overgrowth in the self-assembly of InAs quantum dots by droplet epitaxy. InAs quantum dots were realized on an In0.6Al0.4As metamorphic buffer layer grown on a GaAs(111)A misoriented substrate. The comparison between the quantum electronic calculations of the optical transitions and the emission properties of the quantum dots highlights the presence of a strong quenching of the emission from larger quantum dots. Detailed analysis of the surface morphology during the capping procedure show the presence of a critical size over which the quantum dots are plastically relaxed.

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