Nucleation and growth kinetics of spiral steps on TiN(111): An in situ low-energy electron microscopy study

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2005, Pages

  Kodambaka, S ^a   Bareo J ^a   Khare, S V ^b   Swiech W ^c   Petrov, I ^c   Greene, J E ^c  

^a University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGULAR VELOCITY; SHAPE-PRESERVING MOTIONS; SURFACE-TERMINATED DISLOCATION;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; ANNEALING; DISLOCATIONS (CRYSTALS); ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GROWTH KINETICS; NUCLEATION; PRESSURE EFFECTS;

TITANIUM NITRIDE;

EID: 23944460045     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1977193     Document Type: Article

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