Structure Relaxation and Liquidlike Enhanced Cu Diffusion at the Surface of β-Cu 2 S Chalcocite

Wang, Jing; Gao, Jianping; Chou, Mei-Yin; Landman, Uzi

doi:10.1021/acs.nanolett.1c03504

Title: Structure Relaxation and Liquidlike Enhanced Cu Diffusion at the Surface of β-Cu ₂ S Chalcocite

Journal Article · Thu Oct 07 00:00:00 EDT 2021 · Nano Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.1c03504· OSTI ID:1981957

Wang, Jing ^[1]; Gao, Jianping ^[1]; Chou, Mei-Yin ^[2];

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School of Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0430, United States
School of Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0430, United States; Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei 106, Taiwan

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

DOE Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231

OSTI ID:: 1981957

Journal Information:: Nano Letters, Vol. 21, Issue 20; ISSN 1530-6984

Publisher:: American Chemical Society

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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