The formation of epitaxial YH2 in MBE grown yttrium thin films with a thin gold capping layer

Journal of Alloys and Compounds

Volumn 242, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 49-57

  Wildes, A R ^a   Ward, R C C ^a   Wells, M R ^a   Hjorvarsson B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Hydrogen in metals; Molecular beam epitaxy; Yttrium thin films

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; EPITAXIAL GROWTH; HYDRIDES; IMPURITIES; METALLIC FILMS; MOLECULAR BEAM EPITAXY; NIOBIUM; SUBSTRATES; THIN FILMS; YTTRIUM;

SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY;

METALS;

EID: 0030231817     PISSN: 09258388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0925-8388(96)02338-9     Document Type: Article

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