Surface structure of α-Al2O3 determined by low-energy electron diffraction: Aluminum termination and evidence for anomalously large thermal vibrations

Surface Science

Volumn 464, Issue 2-3, 2000, Pages

  Walters, C F ^a   McCarty, K F ^a   Soares, E A ^b   Van Hove, M A ^b,c  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; ALUMINUM; LOW ENERGY ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; MOLECULAR VIBRATIONS; SINGLE CRYSTALS;

INTERLAYER CONTRACTION; VIBRATIONAL AMPLITUDES;

SURFACE STRUCTURE;

EID: 0034291457     PISSN: 00396028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0039-6028(00)00687-7     Document Type: Article

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