Atomistic modeling of large-scale metal film growth fronts

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 59, Issue 12, 1999, Pages R7856-R7859

  Fiorentini, V ^a   Vogl, P ^a  

^a WALTER SCHOTTKY INSTITUT   (Germany)

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EID: 0001725495     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.59.R7856     Document Type: Article

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