Thermodynamic limitations on the resolution obtainable with metal replicas

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 184, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 157-162

  Woodward IV, J T ^a   Zasadzinski, J A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b University of California at Santa Barbara   (United States)

Author keywords

freeze fracture replication; metal shadowing; resolution; wetting

Indexed keywords

IMPURITIES; INTERFACIAL ENERGY; MELTING POINT; METALLIC FILMS; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY; THERMOANALYSIS;

EVAPORATED FILMS; FREEZE FRACTURE; FREEZE-FRACTURE REPLICATION; HIGH MELTING POINT; MAJOR FACTORS; MELTING POINT MATERIAL; METAL SHADOWING; METAL-FILMS; RECRYSTALLISATION; RESOLUTION;

WETTING;

ARTICLE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FREEZE FRACTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0030462888     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2818.1996.1210678.x     Document Type: Article

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