Evolutionary approach for finding the atomic structure of steps on stable crystal surfaces

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 75, Issue 19, 2007, Pages

  Briggs, Ryan M ^a,b   Ciobanu, Cristian V ^a  

^a Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

^b California Institute of Technology   (United States)

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EID: 34347332402     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.75.195415     Document Type: Article

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