Growth of nanometer thin ice films from water vapor studied using scanning polarization force microscopy

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 111, Issue 15, 1999, Pages 6947-6954

  Bluhm, Hendrik ^a   Salmeron, Miquel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0001009057     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.479987     Document Type: Article

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