Manipulation of defects on oxide surfaces via barrier reduction induced by atomic force microscope tips

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 73, Issue 24, 2006, Pages

  Watkins, Mathew B ^a   Shluger, Alexander L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33745516566     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.73.245435     Document Type: Article

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