Unusual diffusivity and clustering of alkali metals on the Si(111)-7×7 surface

Science and Technology of Advanced Materials

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 789-794

  Wu, Kehui ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS   (China)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Alkali metals; Clustering; Diffusion; STM

Indexed keywords

CESIUM; DIFFUSION; MONOLAYERS; POTASSIUM; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY; SILICON; SODIUM; SURFACE TREATMENT;

ADATOMS; CLUSTERING;

LITHIUM;

EID: 28044449955     PISSN: 14686996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.stam.2005.06.023     Document Type: Article

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