Controllable CaF2 Nanosized Stripe Arrays on Si(001) Studied by X-ray and Electron Diffraction
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Suturin, S.M.; Fedorov, V.V.; Korovin, A.M.; Valkovskiy, G.A.; Tabuchi, M.; Sokolov, N.S. Controllable CaF2 Nanosized Stripe Arrays on Si(001) Studied by X-ray and Electron Diffraction. Surfaces 2021, 4, 97-105. https://doi.org/10.3390/surfaces4020012
Suturin SM, Fedorov VV, Korovin AM, Valkovskiy GA, Tabuchi M, Sokolov NS. Controllable CaF2 Nanosized Stripe Arrays on Si(001) Studied by X-ray and Electron Diffraction. Surfaces. 2021; 4(2):97-105. https://doi.org/10.3390/surfaces4020012
Chicago/Turabian StyleSuturin, Sergey M., Vladimir V. Fedorov, Alexander M. Korovin, Gleb A. Valkovskiy, Masao Tabuchi, and Nikolai S. Sokolov. 2021. "Controllable CaF2 Nanosized Stripe Arrays on Si(001) Studied by X-ray and Electron Diffraction" Surfaces 4, no. 2: 97-105. https://doi.org/10.3390/surfaces4020012
APA StyleSuturin, S. M., Fedorov, V. V., Korovin, A. M., Valkovskiy, G. A., Tabuchi, M., & Sokolov, N. S. (2021). Controllable CaF2 Nanosized Stripe Arrays on Si(001) Studied by X-ray and Electron Diffraction. Surfaces, 4(2), 97-105. https://doi.org/10.3390/surfaces4020012