The influence of tip-sample interaction on step fluctuations on Ag (111)

Surface Science

Volumn 400, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 80-86

  Mugele, F ^a,b   Rettenberger, A ^a   Boneberg, J ^a   Leiderer, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Low index single crystal surfaces; Scanning tunneling microscopy; Silver; Surface diffusion

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION IN SOLIDS; MASS TRANSFER; REACTION KINETICS; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY; SINGLE CRYSTALS;

LOW INDEX SINGLE CRYSTALS; STEP FLUCTUATIONS;

SILVER;

EID: 0032026844     PISSN: 00396028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0039-6028(97)00843-1     Document Type: Article

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