Laser-induced self-organization in silicon-germanium thin films

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 103, Issue 9, 2008, Pages

  Weizman, M ^a   Nickel, N H ^a   Sieber, I ^a   Yan, B ^b  

^a HAHN MEITNER INSTITUT   (Germany)

^b UNITED SOLAR OVONIC LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GERMANIUM COMPOUNDS; LASER BEAM EFFECTS; LASER PULSES; SELF ASSEMBLY; SILICON COMPOUNDS; SOLIDIFICATION;

HILLOCK STRUCTURES; LASER INDUCED SELF ORGANIZATION; MULLINS-SEKERKA THEORY; RIPPLE STRUCTURES; SINGLE LASER PULSE;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 43949145938     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2919772     Document Type: Article

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