Ab initio and work function and surface energy anisotropy of LaB 6

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 110, Issue 37, 2006, Pages 18459-18465

  Uijttewaal, M A ^a   De Wijs, G A ^a   De Groot, R A ^a,b  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; BARIUM; CRYSTALS; INTERFACIAL ENERGY; POWER ELECTRONICS;

HIGH-POWER ELECTRONICS; SURFACE ENERGY ANISOTROPY; SURFACE TERMINATIONS; WORK FUNCTION;

LANTHANUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 33749608100     PISSN: 15206106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp063347i     Document Type: Article

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