Grain growth and texture evolution in thin films

Materials Science Forum

Volumn 204-206, Issue PART 1, 1996, Pages 83-98

  Thompson, C V ^a   Carel, R ^a  

^a USA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL MICROSTRUCTURE; CRYSTAL ORIENTATION; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; GRAIN GROWTH; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); THIN FILMS;

TEXTURE EVOLUTION; TEXTURE MAPS;

POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS;

EID: 0029695463     PISSN: 02555476     EISSN: 16629752     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/msf.204-206.83     Document Type: Article

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