Variable energy positron beam analysis of vacancy defects in laser ablated SrTiO3 thin films on SrTiO3

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 2006, Pages

  McGuire, S ^a   Keeble, D J ^a   Mason, R E ^b   Coleman, P G ^b   Koutsonas, Y ^c   Jackson, T J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LASER ABLATION; PARTIAL PRESSURE; POINT DEFECTS; PULSED LASER DEPOSITION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STRONTIUM COMPOUNDS; THIN FILMS; TITANIUM OXIDES;

ANNIHILATION RADIATION; ENERGY POSITRON BEAM ANALYSIS; NEAR-SURFACE DEPTH PROFILING; PEROVSKITE OXIDES;

POSITRONS;

EID: 33748322028     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2245214     Document Type: Article

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