Nanostructured surfaces: Challenges and frontiers in nanotechnology

Journal of Physics Condensed Matter

Volumn 16, Issue 17, 2004, Pages

  Rosei, Federico ^a  

^a INRS EMT   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL SENSORS; DESORPTION; NANOTECHNOLOGY; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; REFLECTION HIGH ENERGY ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY; SELF ASSEMBLY; SEMICONDUCTOR GROWTH; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

LOW ENERGY ELECTRON MICROCOPY (LEEM); MOLECULE-SURFACE INTERACTIONS; SURFACE RECONSTRUCTION; THERMAL DESORPTION SPECTROSCOPY (TDS);

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 2442668161     PISSN: 09538984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/16/17/001     Document Type: Review

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