@article {1401,
	title = {Quantum electronic stability of atomically uniform films},
	journal = {Science},
	volume = {292},
	number = {5519},
	year = {2001},
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},
	month = {May},
	pages = {1131-1133},
	type = {Article},
	abstract = {<p>We have studied the structural stability of thin silver films with thicknesses of N = 1 to 15 monolayers, deposited on an Fe(100) substrate. Photoemission spectroscopy results show that films of N = 1, 2, and 5 monolayer thicknesses are structurally stable for temperatures above 800 kelvin, whereas films of other thicknesses are unstable and bifurcate into a film with N +/- 1 monolayer thicknesses at temperatures around 400 kelvin, The results are in agreement with theoretical predictions that consider the electronic energy of the quantum well associated with a particular film thickness as a significant contribution-to the film stability.</p>
},
	keywords = {GOLD NANOWIRES, METALS, PHOTOEMISSION, SHELL STRUCTURE, WELLS},
	isbn = {0036-8075},
	url = {<Go to ISI>://WOS:000168609200049},
	author = {Luh, D. A. and Miller, T. and Paggel, J. J. and Chou, M. Y. and Chiang, T. C.}
}
