Solid state pathways to complex shape evolution and tunable porosity during metallic crystal growth

Scientific Reports

Volumn 3, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Valenzuela, Carlos Díaz ^a   Carriedo, Gabino A ^b   Valenzuela, María L ^c   Zúñiga, Luis ^d   O'Dwyer, Colm ^e,f,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^c Universidad Andres Bello   (Chile)

^d DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Chile)

^e UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^f UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^g UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

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EID: 84894115706     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep02642     Document Type: Article

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