Structure and magnetism in ultrathin iron oxides characterized by low energy electron microscopy

Journal of Physics Condensed Matter

Volumn 21, Issue 31, 2009, Pages

  Santos, B ^a,b   Loginova, E ^c   Mascaraque, A ^d   Schmid, A K ^e   McCarty, K F ^c   De La Figuera, J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE QUÍMICA FÍSICA ROCASOLANO   (Spain)

^c SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^d UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^e LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC LAYER; LOW ENERGY ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MAGNETIC DOMAIN PATTERNS; MAGNETITE PHASE; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SELECTED AREA DIFFRACTION; SPIN-POLARIZED LOW ENERGY ELECTRON MICROSCOPIES; ULTRA-THIN;

BALLOONS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EPITAXIAL GROWTH; EPITAXIAL LAYERS; IRON OXIDES; MAGNETIC DOMAINS; MAGNETITE; OXIDE MINERALS; RUTHENIUM;

EPITAXIAL FILMS;

EID: 70249139858     PISSN: 09538984     EISSN: 1361648X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/21/31/314011     Document Type: Article

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