The nano-world of thin films

Journal of Nanophotonics

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Messier, Russell ^a  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Adatom mobility; Cluster; Columnar thin film; Matchstick; Morphology; Sculptured thin film; Structure zone model

Indexed keywords

ADATOMS; ATOMS; DEPOSITION; MORPHOLOGY;

ADATOM MOBILITIES; CLUSTER; COLUMNAR THIN FILMS; MATCHSTICK; SCULPTURED THIN FILMS; STRUCTURE ZONE MODEL;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 53749105606     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19342608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.3000671     Document Type: Article

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