Formation mechanism of nanotrenches induced by mobile catalytic nanoparticles

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 92, Issue 18, 2008, Pages

  Chan, S K ^a   Lok, S K ^a   Wang, G ^a   Cai, Y ^a   Wang, Y J ^a   Wang, N ^a   Sou, I K ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; CATALYST ACTIVITY; DEPOSITION; GOLD; ULTRATHIN FILMS; ZINC COMPOUNDS;

CATALYTIC REACTION; NANOTRENCHES;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 43349094852     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2912130     Document Type: Article

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