Atomically Abrupt Liquid-Oxide Interface Stabilized by Self-Regulated Interfacial Defects: The Case of Al/Al2O3 Interfaces

Kang, Joongoo; Zhu, Junyi; Curtis, Calvin; Blake, Daniel; Glatzmaier, Greg; Kim, Yong-Hyun; Wei, Su-Huai

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.108.226105

Title: Atomically Abrupt Liquid-Oxide Interface Stabilized by Self-Regulated Interfacial Defects: The Case of Al/Al₂O₃ Interfaces

Authors:: Kang, Joongoo; Zhu, Junyi; Curtis, Calvin; Blake, Daniel; Glatzmaier, Greg; Kim, Yong-Hyun; Wei, Su-Huai

Publication Date:: Wed May 30 00:00:00 EDT 2012

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1104156

Resource Type:: Publisher's Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Physical Review Letters

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Name: Physical Review Letters Journal Volume: 108 Journal Issue: 22; Journal ID: ISSN 0031-9007

Publisher:: American Physical Society

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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                    Kang, Joongoo, Zhu, Junyi, Curtis, Calvin, Blake, Daniel, Glatzmaier, Greg, Kim, Yong-Hyun, and Wei, Su-Huai. Atomically Abrupt Liquid-Oxide Interface Stabilized by Self-Regulated Interfacial Defects: The Case of Al/Al2O3 Interfaces.  United States: N. p., 2012. 
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                    Kang, Joongoo, Zhu, Junyi, Curtis, Calvin, Blake, Daniel, Glatzmaier, Greg, Kim, Yong-Hyun, & Wei, Su-Huai. Atomically Abrupt Liquid-Oxide Interface Stabilized by Self-Regulated Interfacial Defects: The Case of Al/Al2O3 Interfaces.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.108.226105

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                    Kang, Joongoo, Zhu, Junyi, Curtis, Calvin, Blake, Daniel, Glatzmaier, Greg, Kim, Yong-Hyun, and Wei, Su-Huai. Wed .  
"Atomically Abrupt Liquid-Oxide Interface Stabilized by Self-Regulated Interfacial Defects: The Case of Al/Al2O3 Interfaces".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.108.226105.

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  title        = {Atomically Abrupt Liquid-Oxide Interface Stabilized by Self-Regulated Interfacial Defects: The Case of Al/Al2O3 Interfaces},

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Title: Atomically Abrupt Liquid-Oxide Interface Stabilized by Self-Regulated Interfacial Defects: The Case of Al/Al₂O₃ Interfaces

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