Defect mediated manipulation of nanoclusters on an insulator

Scientific Reports

Volumn 3, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Hynninen, Teemu ^a,b   Cabailh, Gregory ^c,d   Foster, Adam S ^a,b   Barth, Clemens ^c,d  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^c AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^d AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

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EID: 84874321756     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep01270     Document Type: Article

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