Smoluchowski ripening of Ag islands on Ag(100)

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 111, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 5157-5166

  Stoldt, C R ^a   Jenks, C J ^a   Thiel, P A ^a   Cadilhe, A M ^a   Evans, J W ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0001611487     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.479770     Document Type: Article

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