| Surfaces of materials evolve |
| Example: Decay (relaxation) of nanostructure |
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| Si nanostructure, 465 oC |
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STM) |
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| [Ichimiya et al., Surf. Rev. Lett. (1998)] |
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| t=0 |
| t=121sec |
| crystal
surface |
| t |
| t=241s |
| t=723s |
