Alternate mechanism for the spontaneous formation of freestanding Ga nanoribbons on Cr2GaC surfaces

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1629-1631

  Sun, Zheng Ming ^a   Barsoum, Michel W ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^b Drexel University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; CHROMIUM; CRYSTAL WHISKERS; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; MELTING;

GALLIUM NANORIBBONS;

GALLIUM;

EID: 33747514514     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2006.0220     Document Type: Article

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