Vibrational dynamics and surface structure of amorphous selenium

Nature Communications

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Scopigno, T ^a,b   Steurer, W ^c   Yannopoulos, S N ^d   Chrissanthopoulos, A ^d,e   Krisch, M ^f   Ruocco, G ^a   Wagner, T ^g  

^a UNIVERSITÀ DI ROMA LA SAPIENZA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^d INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCES   (Greece)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^f EUROPEAN SYNCHROTRON RADIATION FACILITY   (France)

^g UNIVERSITY OF PARDUBICE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS SELENIUM; SELENIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AB INITIO CALCULATION; ARTICLE; ATOM; GRAZING; RADIATION SCATTERING; SURFACE PROPERTY; VIBRATION; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; X RAY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MODELS, CHEMICAL; SCATTERING, RADIATION; SELENIUM; SURFACE PROPERTIES; VIBRATION; X-RAYS;

EID: 84880261643     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms1197     Document Type: Article

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