Ultra-fast electron diffraction at surfaces: From nanoscale heat transport to driven phase transitions

Ultramicroscopy

Volumn 127, Issue , 2013, Pages 2-8

  Hanisch Blicharski, A ^a,b   Janzen, A ^a   Krenzer, B ^a   Wall, S ^a   Klasing, F ^a   Kalus, A ^a   Frigge, T ^a   Kammler, M ^a,c   Horn von Hoegen, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^b Omicron Nanotechnology GmbH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEMTOSECOND TIME SCALE; NANOSCALE HEAT TRANSPORTS; RELAXATION DYNAMICS; STRUCTURAL PHASE TRANSITION; SURFACE SCIENCE TECHNIQUES; SURFACE SENSITIVITY; THERMAL EQUILIBRIUMS; VIBRATIONAL EXCITATION;

GROUND STATE; HEAT TRANSFER; LASER PULSES; MONOLAYERS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; REFLECTION HIGH ENERGY ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; ULTRATHIN FILMS;

EXCITED STATES;

NANOMATERIAL; SILICON; SILICON 111; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING; DYNAMICS; ELECTRODE; ELECTROLYTE BALANCE; ELECTRON; ELECTRON BEAM TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS; EXCITATION; HEAT TRANSFER; LASER; PHASE TRANSITION; REFLECTION HIGH ENERGY ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; ULTRAFAST ELECTRON DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84875502353     PISSN: 03043991     EISSN: 18792723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultramic.2012.07.017     Document Type: Article

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