Structures of Yb nanoparticle thin films grown by deposition in He and N2 gas atmospheres: AFM and x-ray reflectivity studies

Journal of Physics Condensed Matter

Volumn 22, Issue 47, 2010, Pages

  Jerab, Martin ^a   Sakurai, Kenji ^b  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFM; BASIC RESEARCH; COMBINED ANALYSIS; DEPOSITION CONDITIONS; DEPOSITION TEMPERATURES; FCC CRYSTALS; FEASIBLE ALTERNATIVES; FUNCTIONAL DEVICES; GAS ATMOSPHERE; GAS DEPOSITION; GAS PRESSURES; GLASS SUBSTRATES; LANTHANIDES; NATURAL OXIDATION; OXIDE LAYER; SELF-ORGANIZED; SPHERICAL NANOPARTICLES; TOP SURFACE; X RAY REFLECTIVITY;

AMORPHOUS FILMS; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; INERT GASES; NANOPARTICLES; NITRIDES; REFLECTION; SUBSTRATES; THIN FILMS; VAPOR DEPOSITION; YTTERBIUM;

DEPOSITION;

HELIUM; NITROGEN; YTTERBIUM;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; ATMOSPHERE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CHEMISTRY; GAS; MATERIALS TESTING; METHODOLOGY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ATMOSPHERE; GASES; HELIUM; MATERIALS TESTING; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; NITROGEN; X-RAY DIFFRACTION; YTTERBIUM;

EID: 78649827755     PISSN: 09538984     EISSN: 1361648X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/22/47/474010     Document Type: Article

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