Coulomb sink effect on coarsening of metal nanostructures on surfaces

Frontiers of Physics in China

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 41-48

  Han, Yong ^a,b   Liu, Feng ^b  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Coarsening; Coulomb sink; Metal nanostructures; STM

Indexed keywords

EID: 38749137752     PISSN: 16733487     EISSN: 16733606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11467-008-0006-2     Document Type: Article

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