High-resolution investigation of metal nanoparticle growth on an insulating surface

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2009, Pages

  Mativetsky, Jeffrey M ^a,b   Fostner, Shawn ^a   Burke, Sarah A ^a,c   Grutter, Peter ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 70049116297     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.80.045430     Document Type: Article

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