Low energy electron microscopy and photoemission electron microscopy investigation of graphene

Journal of Physics Condensed Matter

Volumn 24, Issue 31, 2012, Pages

  Man, K L ^a   Altman, M S ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGLE RESOLVED PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; DYNAMIC PROCESS; LOCAL PROPERTY; LOW ENERGY ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MICROSCOPY TECHNIQUE; PHOTOEMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; REALTIME IMAGING; SPATIALLY INHOMOGENEOUS; SUPPORTED NANOSTRUCTURES;

ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; LOW ENERGY ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; PHOTOEMISSION; SILICON CARBIDE;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 84864247155     PISSN: 09538984     EISSN: 1361648X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/24/31/314209     Document Type: Review

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