Dynamic behavior and phase transition of magic Al clusters on Si(111)-7×7 surfaces

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 89, Issue 7, 2006, Pages

  Li, Run Wei ^a   Owen, J H G ^a   Kusano, S ^a   Miki, K ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY; SILICON COMPOUNDS; SURFACE STRUCTURE;

ARRHENIUS PLOT; MAGIC CLUSTERS; NANOCLUSTERS;

ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 33747449867     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2337522     Document Type: Article

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