Retardation of oxidation in Co nanocolumns: Scanning tunneling microscopy study

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 81, Issue 24, 2002, Pages 4601-4603

  Singh, J P ^a   Yang, G R ^a   Lu, T M ^a   Wang, G C ^a  

^a Research Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COBALT; DEPOSITION; ELECTRONS; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; GROWTH (MATERIALS); OXIDATION; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY;

NANOCOLUMNS;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 0037049619     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1527980     Document Type: Article

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