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Metallic Superlattices: The Study of Materials at Length Scales From a Few to Hundreds of Angstroms

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 November 2013

Ivan K. Schuller  and
H. Homma
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Abstract

We present the possibilities that metallic superlattices offer for the study of materials at length scales ranging from a few to hundreds of angstroms. The materials problems being studied span practically all interesting solid-state phenomena, including superconductivity, magnetism, elastic behavior, development of novel materials, diffusion, ion beam mixing, crystallization, and amorphization. Several applications are also being pursued. We present a few examples of problems that can be studied at different length scales. Emphasis is made that for a proper study of materials properties, extensive structural characterization is imperative.

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MRS Bulletin , Volume 12 , Issue 3 , May 1987 , pp. 18 - 23
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1987

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