Manipulation and dynamics at the atomic scale: A dual use of the scanning tunneling microscopy

Physical Review Letters

Volumn 80, Issue 14, 1998, Pages 3101-3104

  Molinàs Mata, Patrici ^a,b   Mayne, Andrew J ^a   Dujardin, Gérald ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b SERVICE DE RECHERCHES DE MÉTALLURGIE PHYSIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMS; CALCULATIONS; DIFFUSION; DYNAMICS; ENTROPY; FREE ENERGY; GERMANIUM; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY; STATISTICAL METHODS; SURFACE STRUCTURE;

ADATOMS; SINGLE ATOM VACANCY;

CRYSTAL ATOMIC STRUCTURE;

EID: 0032489757     PISSN: 00319007     EISSN: 10797114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.80.3101     Document Type: Article

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