Early stage of Ge growth on Si(001) vicinal surfaces with an 8° miscut along [110]

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2007, Pages

  Szkutnik, P D ^a   Sgarlata, A ^a   Balzarotti, A ^a   Motta, N ^b   Ronda, A ^c,d   Berbezier, I ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^c AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^d AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

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EID: 33846395463     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.75.033305     Document Type: Article

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