Nanomechanical properties of sic films grown from ceo precursors using atomic force iviicroscopy

Journal of Tribology

Volumn 119, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 26-30

  Morse, K ^a,c   Weihs, T P ^a   Hamza, A V ^a   Balooch, M ^a,c   Jiang, Z ^b   Bogy, D B ^b  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

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EID: 0005702919     PISSN: 07424787     EISSN: 15288897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2832475     Document Type: Editorial

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