Controlling the surface termination of NdGaO3 (110): The role of the gas atmosphere

Nanoscale

Volumn 6, Issue 13, 2014, Pages 7263-7273

  Cavallaro, Andrea ^a   Harrington, George F ^a   Skinner, Stephen J ^a   Kilner, John A ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGON; ATOMS; GASES; NITROGEN; POSITIVE IONS; SINGLE CRYSTALS;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; HIGH WATER PRESSURE; LOW ENERGY ION SCATTERING; LOW OXYGEN PARTIAL PRESSURE; SINGLE CRYSTAL SAMPLES; SURFACE ENRICHMENT; SURFACE TERMINATION; THERMAL-ANNEALING;

SURFACE RECONSTRUCTION;

EID: 84902455988     PISSN: 20403364     EISSN: 20403372     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c4nr00632a     Document Type: Article

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