Growth and characterization of stable SrO-terminated SrTiO3 surfaces

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Radovic, M ^a   Lampis, N ^a   Granozio, F Miletto ^a   Perna, P ^a   Ristic, Z ^a   Salluzzo, M ^a   Schleputz C M ^b   Di Uccio, U Scotti ^a,c,d  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CASSINO AND SOUTHERN LAZIO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC SPECTROSCOPY; DIFFRACTION; EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; EPITAXIAL FILMS; GROWTH (MATERIALS); HIGH ENERGY ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; PULSED LASER APPLICATIONS; PULSED LASER DEPOSITION; SURFACE PROPERTIES; VACUUM;

ATOMIC FORCES; CONTROLLED GROWTHS; HIGH QUALITIES; LOW ENERGY ELEC-TRONS; MULTICHAMBER; PHOTOEMISSION SPECTROSCOPIES; PULSED LASERS; ULTRAHIGH-VACUUM SYSTEMS;

ELECTRON DIFFRACTION;

EID: 58349099472     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3052606     Document Type: Article

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