First-principles study of the growth thermodynamics of Pt on SrTiO 3 (001)

Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology B:Nanotechnology and Microelectronics

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Seo, Hosung ^a   Posadas, Agham B ^a   Demkov, Alexander A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

CONTACT ANGLE; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; STRONTIUM TITANATES; THERMODYNAMICS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

CHEMICAL ENVIRONMENT; FIRST-PRINCIPLES STUDY; GROWTH MODES; INTERFACE ENERGY; SRTIO; THREE-DIMENSIONAL ISLANDS; TIO; WETTING CONDITIONS; YOUNG'S EQUATION;

PLATINUM;

EID: 84864203695     PISSN: 21662746     EISSN: 21662754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1116/1.4732461     Document Type: Article

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