Cluster assembled Sb films: Studies on structure, surface and optical properties

Phase Transitions

Volumn 75, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 133-142

  Behera, S N ^a   Patel, B K ^a   Prasad, G V R ^a   Chakravarty, S ^a   Mythili, R ^b   Vijaylakshmi, M ^b   Sekhar, B R ^a   Shastry, V S ^b   Panigrahy, B K ^b   Arora, A K ^b   Ravindran, T R ^b   Sahu, S N ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS   (India)

^b INDIRA GANDHI CENTRE FOR ATOMIC RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Cluster; Condensation; Semimetal; Size effect

Indexed keywords

CONDENSATION; METALLOIDS; RAMAN SCATTERING; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

CLUSTERS; HEXAGONAL SYMMETRY; PROTON INDUCED X-RAY EMISSION (PIXE); SIZE EFFECTS; VIBRATIONAL MODES;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 33746331019     PISSN: 01411594     EISSN: 10290338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01411590290023021     Document Type: Article

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