Complex crystallization dynamics in amorphous germanium observed with dynamic transmission electron microscopy

Nikolova, Liliya; LaGrange, Thomas; Stern, Mark J.; MacLeod, Jennifer M.; Reed, Bryan W.; Ibrahim, Heide; Campbell, Geoffrey H.; Rosei, Federico; Siwick, Bradley J.

doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.87.064105

Title: Complex crystallization dynamics in amorphous germanium observed with dynamic transmission electron microscopy

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Authors:: Nikolova, Liliya; LaGrange, Thomas; Stern, Mark J.; MacLeod, Jennifer M.; Reed, Bryan W.; Ibrahim, Heide; Campbell, Geoffrey H.; Rosei, Federico; Siwick, Bradley J.

Publication Date:: 2013-02-14

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1102279

Resource Type:: Publisher's Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Physical Review B

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 87; Journal Issue: 6; Journal ID: ISSN 1098-0121

Publisher:: American Physical Society

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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                    Nikolova, Liliya, LaGrange, Thomas, Stern, Mark J., MacLeod, Jennifer M., Reed, Bryan W., Ibrahim, Heide, Campbell, Geoffrey H., Rosei, Federico, and Siwick, Bradley J. Complex crystallization dynamics in amorphous germanium observed with dynamic transmission electron microscopy.  United States: N. p., 2013. 
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                    Nikolova, Liliya, LaGrange, Thomas, Stern, Mark J., MacLeod, Jennifer M., Reed, Bryan W., Ibrahim, Heide, Campbell, Geoffrey H., Rosei, Federico, & Siwick, Bradley J. Complex crystallization dynamics in amorphous germanium observed with dynamic transmission electron microscopy.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.87.064105

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                    Nikolova, Liliya, LaGrange, Thomas, Stern, Mark J., MacLeod, Jennifer M., Reed, Bryan W., Ibrahim, Heide, Campbell, Geoffrey H., Rosei, Federico, and Siwick, Bradley J. Thu .  
"Complex crystallization dynamics in amorphous germanium observed with dynamic transmission electron microscopy".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.87.064105.

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@article{osti_1102279,

  title        = {Complex crystallization dynamics in amorphous germanium observed with dynamic transmission electron microscopy},

  author       = {Nikolova, Liliya and LaGrange, Thomas and Stern, Mark J. and MacLeod, Jennifer M. and Reed, Bryan W. and Ibrahim, Heide and Campbell, Geoffrey H. and Rosei, Federico and Siwick, Bradley J.},

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  doi          = {10.1103/PhysRevB.87.064105},

  journal      = {Physical Review B},

  number       = 6,

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  place        = {United States},

  year         = {2013},

  month        = {2}

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