Demixing processes in AgPd superlattices

Journal of Physics Condensed Matter

Volumn 21, Issue 31, 2009, Pages

  Dumont, J ^a   Sporken, R ^a   Verstraete, M J ^b,c   Ghijsen, J ^a   Gonze, X ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAMUR   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AB INITIO SIMULATIONS; AG(111) SURFACE; COLUMNAR STRUCTURES; DEMIXING PROCESS; GROWTH MODES; HETEROSTRUCTURES; INTERFACIAL ALLOYING; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY (STM); STM IMAGES; TWO-DIMENSIONAL GROWTH;

CRYSTALS; EPITAXIAL GROWTH; PALLADIUM; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY; SILVER; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

SILVER ALLOYS;

EID: 70249106066     PISSN: 09538984     EISSN: 1361648X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/21/31/315002     Document Type: Article

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