Initial growth of ultrathin Cr films on Fe(100)

Surface Science

Volumn 375, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 13-23

  Pfandzelter, R ^a   Igel, T ^a   Winter, H ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chromium; Computer simulations; Growth; Ion solid interactions, scattering, channeling; Iron; Metal metal magnetic thin film structures; Nucleation; Single crystal epitaxy

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRON SCATTERING; EPITAXIAL GROWTH; FILM GROWTH; IONS; IRON; MAGNETIC FILMS; MONOLAYERS; NUCLEATION; SINGLE CRYSTALS;

ION SOLID CHANNELING; ION SOLID INTERACTIONS; METAL METAL MAGNETIC THIN FILM STRUCTURE; SINGLE CRYSTAL EPITAXY;

SURFACES;

EID: 0031095681     PISSN: 00396028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0039-6028(96)01248-4     Document Type: Article

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