STM observations of GaAs(110) showing the top and bottom zig-zag rows of the surface

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 64, Issue 7, 2001, Pages

  de Raad, G J ^a   Bruls, D M ^a   Koenraad, P M ^a   Wolter, J H ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

GALLIUM ARSENIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL BINDING; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY; SEMICONDUCTOR; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 0035881394     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.64.075314     Document Type: Article

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