Dynamics of the silicon (111) surface phase transition

Nature

Volumn 405, Issue 6786, 2000, Pages 552-554

  Hannon, J B ^a   Hibino, H ^b   Bartelt, N C ^c   Swartzentruber, B S ^d   Ogino, T ^b   Kellogg, G L ^d  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NTT Basic Research Laboratories   (Japan)

^c SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^d SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SILICON;

ARTICLE; CRYSTAL; DIFFUSION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PHASE TRANSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 0034213238     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/35014569     Document Type: Article

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