Crystal orientation and surface morphology of face-centered-cubic metal thin films deposited upon single-crystal ceramic substrates using pulsed laser deposition

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 89-102

  Francis, Andrew J ^a   Salvador, Paul A ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC MATERIALS; CRYSTAL ORIENTATION; DIFFUSION; INTERFACIAL ENERGY; PULSED LASER DEPOSITION; SUBSTRATES; SURFACE MORPHOLOGY;

FACE-CENTERED-CUBIC METAL THIN FILMS; SINGLE-CRYSTAL CERAMIC SUBSTRATE;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 33847641336     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2007.0014     Document Type: Article

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