Atomic imaging of macroscopic surface conductivity

Current Opinion in Solid State and Materials Science

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 429-434

  Hasegawa, Shuji ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

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EID: 0000760177     PISSN: 13590286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-0286(99)00048-0     Document Type: Article

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