Using metallic interlayers to stabilize abrupt, epitaxial metal-metal interfaces

Physical Review Letters

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2003, Pages

  Ramana, C V ^a   Masse, P ^a   Smith, R J ^a   Choi, Bum Sik ^b  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Jeonju University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; EPITAXIAL GROWTH; INTERDIFFUSION (SOLIDS); IRON; LOW ENERGY ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; METALS; MIXING; RUTHERFORD BACKSCATTERING SPECTROSCOPY;

CHANNELING TECHNIQUE; EPITAXIAL METAL-METAL INTERFACES; METALLIC INTERLAYERS; THIN METALLIC INTERLAYER;

INTERFACES (MATERIALS);

EID: 0037435856     PISSN: 00319007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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