Multilayer route to iron nanoparticle formation in an insulating matrix

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2007, Pages

  Wang, Feng ^a   Malac, Marek ^b   Egerton, Ray F ^b   Meldrum, Alkiviathes ^a   Zhu, Xiaobin ^a,c   Liu, Zhigang ^a   MacDonald, Nicole ^a   Li, Peng ^a   Freeman, Mark R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^c SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROSS SECTIONAL TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; DIPOLE INTERACTION; SURFACE ANISOTROPY; VOLUME FILLING FACTORS;

ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; INSULATING MATERIALS; IRON; MULTILAYERS; OPTICAL KERR EFFECT; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VACUUM APPLICATIONS;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 33847161594     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2434953     Document Type: Article

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