Dynamically stable growth of strained-layer superlattices

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 304-306

  Shilkrot, L E ^a   Srolovitz, D J ^b   Tersoff, J ^c  

^a Brown University   (United States)

^b Princeton University   (United States)

^c IBM T J WATSON RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 0002219520     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.126958     Document Type: Article

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