The effect of surface steps on the critical thickness for spreading of threading dislocations in thin epitaxial films

Philosophical Magazine

Volumn 85, Issue 26-27 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 3019-3028

  Hirth, J P ^a   Hoagland, R G ^a   Misra, A ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; DISLOCATIONS (CRYSTALS); EPITAXIAL GROWTH; METALLIC FILMS; SURFACES;

CRITICAL THICKNESS; ELASTIC INHOMOGENEITY; EPITAXIAL THIN FILMS;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 32144442566     PISSN: 14786435     EISSN: 14606992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14786430500154539     Document Type: Conference Paper

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