Ab initio investigation of the early stage of nano-scale thin film growth: Al and Co adatoms on Co (111) surface

Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, Part 1: Regular Papers and Short Notes and Review Papers

Volumn 43, Issue 6 B, 2004, Pages 3815-3817

  Kim, Chiho ^a   Kim, Sang Pil ^a   Kim, Yoon Suk ^a   Kim, Hanchul ^b   Chung, Yong Chae ^a  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Atomic diffusion; Density functional theory; Thin film growth mode; TMR

Indexed keywords

ADATOMS; ATOMIC DIFFUSION; THIN FILM GROWTH MODE; TMR; TRIMERS;

ALUMINUM; COBALT; DIFFUSION; FILM GROWTH; MAGNETORESISTANCE; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; SUBSTRATES; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 4444310178     PISSN: 00214922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1143/JJAP.43.3815     Document Type: Conference Paper

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