The nucleation and growth of borophene on the Ag (111) surface

Nano Research

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 2616-2622

  Xu, Shaogang ^a,b   Zhao, Yujun ^a   Liao, Jihai ^a   Yang, Xiaobao ^a   Xu, Hu ^b  

^a SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

borophene; first principles calculations; hexagonal vacancy; nucleation mechanism

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY;

BOROPHENE; FIRST-PRINCIPLES CALCULATION; NUCLEATION AND GROWTH; NUCLEATION MECHANISM; STRUCTURAL EVOLUTION; THEORETICAL INVESTIGATIONS; TRIANGULAR LATTICE; VACANCY DISTRIBUTION;

NUCLEATION;

EID: 84975110880     PISSN: 19980124     EISSN: 19980000     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-016-1148-0     Document Type: Article

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