Thin water films grown at ambient conditions on BaF2 (111) studied by scanning polarization force microscopy

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 129, Issue 17, 2008, Pages

  Verdaguer, A ^a   Cardellach, M ^a   Fraxedas, J ^a  

^a CATALAN INSTITUTE OF NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY ICN2   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARIUM COMPOUNDS; HUMIDITY CONTROL; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY;

AMBIENT CONDITIONS; CONTROLLED HUMIDITIES; KELVIN PROBE MICROSCOPY; POTENTIAL DIFFERENCE; PREFERENTIAL ORIENTATION; SCANNING POLARIZATION FORCE MICROSCOPY; SUBSTRATE SURFACE; THIN WATER FILMS;

FLUORINE COMPOUNDS;

EID: 55849111493     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3006098     Document Type: Article

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