MULTILAYER GROWTH AND WETTING BEHAVIOR OF NITROGEN PHYSISORBED ON GRAPHITE

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VOLKMANN, UG
KNORR, K
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[1] Institut F̈r Physik, Universität Mainz
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.66.473
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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The multilayer growth of N2 on graphite has been studied by ellipsometry and stray-light measurements. Above the alpha-beta transition temperature of bulk N2, there is incomplete wetting with a sequence of layering transitions which could be followed from the fifth to the tenth layer. At lower temperatures, the adsorption isotherms show only two stable monolayer steps; however, optically smooth layers of alpha solid can be grown on top of the double layer.
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