Enhanced surface atomic step motion observed in real time after nanoindentation of NaCl(100)

Surface Science

Volumn 380, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 427-433

  Folch, A ^a   Gorostiza, P ^a   Servat, J ^a   Tejada, J ^a   Sanz, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alkali halides; Atomic force microscopy; Surface diffusion; Surface relaxation and reconstruction; Surface structure, morphology, roughness, and topography; Tribology; Water

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CHEMICAL RELAXATION; CRYSTAL ATOMIC STRUCTURE; CRYSTAL ORIENTATION; DIFFUSION IN SOLIDS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; SURFACE STRUCTURE; TRIBOLOGY;

NANOMETER SCALE INDENTATION; SURFACE RECONSTRUCTION; SURFACE RELAXATION;

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

EID: 0031143016     PISSN: 00396028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0039-6028(97)00038-1     Document Type: Article

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