Thermal stability of surface freezing films in Ga-based alloys: An x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and scanning tunneling microscopy study

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 127, Issue 3, 2007, Pages

  Halka, V ^a   Freyland, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERFACIAL ENERGY; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY; SURFACE STRUCTURE; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; THIN FILMS; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

ENERGY BARRIER; EUTECTIC POINT; SURFACE FREEZING FILMS;

GALLIUM ALLOYS;

EID: 34547227152     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2751157     Document Type: Article

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