The dynamic competition between stress generation and relaxation mechanisms during coalescence of Volmer-Weber thin films

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 89, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 4886-4897

  Floro, J A ^a   Hearne, S J ^a   Hunter, J A ^a   Kotula, P ^a   Chason, E ^b   Seel, S C ^c   Thompson, C V ^c  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b Brown University   (United States)

^c USA   (United States)

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EID: 0035340248     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1352563     Document Type: Article

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