Faculty Profiles - ALTMAN Michael Scott | The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Michael Scott ALTMAN
歐德孟

PhD in Physics
Brown University, 1988

Professor
Department of Physics

(852) 2358 7478
phaltman@ust.hk
Room 4457
Personal Web

ORCID

0000-0003-0832-1717

Scopus ID

7006085720

Research Interest Publications Projects Teaching Assignment RPG Supervision Space used

Research Interest

Surface physics
Thin film physics
Nanoscience

Publications

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2023 1

Temporal coherence envelope function of field emission in electron microscopy

Ultramicroscopy, v. 252, October 2023, article number 113751
Nguyen, Xuan Tan; Altman, Michael Scott
Article

2022 4

Reversible motions and disordered structure of soft particles in amorphous solids

Physical Review B, v. 105, (10), March 2022, article number 104112
Fan, Xinyu; Wang, Cai-Zhuang; Ho, Kai-Ming; Altman, Michael Scott; Huang, Li
Article

Single-crystal two-dimensional material epitaxy on tailored non-single-crystal substrates

Nature Communications, v. 13, (1), April 2022, article number 1773
Li, Xin; Wu, Guilin; Zhang, Leining; Huang, Deping; Li, Yunqing; Zhang, Ruiqi; Li, Meng; Zhu, Lin; Guo, Jing; Huang, Tianlin; Shen, Jun; Wei, Xingzhan; Yu, Ka Man; Dong, Jichen; Altman, Michael Scott; Ruoff, Rodney, S.; Duan, Yinwu; Yu, Jie; Wang, Zhujun; Huang, Xiaoxu; Ding, Feng; Shi, Haofei; Tang, Wenxin
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Charge transport in Graphene Studied by Low Energy Electron Potentiometry

Cui, Zhenhao; Miao, Zichun; Roddaro, Stefano; Locatelli, Andrea; Altman, Michael Scott
Conference paper

Temporal Coherence Effects of Field Emission on Image Formation in Low Energy Electron Microscopy

Nguyen, Xuan Tan; Altman, Michael Scott
Conference paper

2021 2

High order phase contrast and source divergence in low energy electron microscopy

Ultramicroscopy, v. 225, June 2021, article number 113284
Yu, Lei; Wan, Weishi; Yu, Ka Man; Altman, Michael Scott; Tang, Wen-Xin
Article

High-Quality Hexagonal Boron Nitride from 2D Distillation

ACS Nano, v. 15, (1), 26 January 2021, p. 1351-1357
Cun, Huanyao; Miao, Zichun; Hemmi, Adrian; Al-Hamdani, Yasmine; Iannuzzi, Marcella; Osterwalder, Jürg; Altman, Michael Scott; Greber, Thomas
Article

2020 2

Unveiling the Medium-Range Order in Glass Models and Its Role in Glass Formation

Physical Review B, v. 101, (21), 1 June 2020, article number 214104
Fan, Xinyu; Sun, Yang; Wang, Cai-Zhuang; Ho, Kai-Ming; Altman, Michael Scott; Huang, Li
Article

Strain and Permeability of Graphene Studied by Cathode Lens Microscopy, Diffraction and Spectroscopy

Altman, Michael Scott
Conference paper

2019 7

Adlayer-Free Large-Area Single Crystal Graphene Grown on a Cu(111) Foil

Advanced Materials, v. 31, (35), August 2019, article number 1903615
Luo, Da; Wang, Meihui; Li, Yunqing; Kim, Changsik; Yu, Ka Man; Kim, Yohan; Han, Huijun; Biswal, Mandakini; Huang, Ming; Kwon, Youngwoo; Goo, Min; Camacho-Mojica, Dulce C.; Shi, Haofei; Yoo, Won-jong; Altman, Michael Scott; Shin, Hyungjoon; Ruoff, Rodney S.
Article

Edge-Epitaxial Growth of Graphene on Cu with a Hydrogen-Free Approach

Chemistry of Materials, v. 31, (7), April 2019, p. 2555-2562
Wu, Ruizhe; Ding, Yao; Yu, Ka Man; Zhou, Ke; Zhu, Zhouyang; Ou, Xuewu; Zhang, Qicheng; Zhuang, Minghao; Li, Wen-Di; Xu, Zhiping; Altman, Michael Scott; Luo, Zhengtang
Article

Fourier Optics of Image Formation in Aberration-Corrected Leem

Ultramicroscopy, v. 200, May 2019, p. 160-168
Yu, Ka Man; Lau, King Long Wilson; Altman, Michael Scott
Article

High Throughput Scanning μLEED Imaging Of Surface Structural Heterogeneity: Defective Graphene on Cu(111)

Ultramicroscopy, v. 200, May 2019, p. 67-72
Lau, King Long Wilson; Yu, Ka Man; Luo, Da; Ruoff, Rodney S.; Altman, Michael Scott
Article

Chameleon Coincidence Lattice Structure of Cu2Si on Si(111)

Miao, Zichun; Altman, Michael Scott
Conference paper

Graphene Nano-winkles on Metals

Yu, Ka Man; Lau, King Long Wilson; Altman, Michael Scott
Conference paper

Graphene Nano-wrinkles on Metals

Yu, Ka Man; Lau, Wilson K.L.; Altman, Michael Scott
Conference paper

2018 2

Reverse-engineering of graphene on metal surfaces: a case study of embedded ruthenium

NANOTECHNOLOGY, v. 29, (50), December 2018, article number 505601
Lii-Rosales, Ann; Han, Yong; Yu, Ka Man; Jing, Dapeng; Anderson, Nathaniel; Vaknin, David; Tringides, Michael C.; Evans, James W.; Altman, Michael Scott; Thiel, Patricia A.
Article

Wrinkles, Strain Relaxation and Manipulation in Graphene on Metals

Altman, Michael Scott
Conference paper

2017 5

Comparing Fourier Optics and Contrast Transfer Function Modeling of Image Formation in Low Energy Electron Microscopy

Ultramicroscopy, v.183, December 2017, p. 109-116, In Press, Corrected Proof
Yu, Ka Man; Locatelli, A.; Altman, Michael S.
Article

Defocus in cathode lens instruments

Ultramicroscopy, v.183, December 2017, p. 2-7
Tromp, R. M.; Altman, M. S.
Article

Fe on W(001) from Continuous Films to Nanoparticles: Growth and Magnetic Domain Structure

Physical Review B, v. 95, (6), February 2017, article number 064404
Niu, Yuran; Man, Ka Lun Michael; Pavlovska, Anastassia; Bauer, Ernst D.; Altman, Michael S.
Article

Ordinary and Supernumerary Resonant Scattering of Low Energy Electrons From the BiCu₂(111) Surface Alloy

New Journal of Physics, v. 19, (1), January 2017, article number 013024
Poelsema, Bene; Altman, Michael S.; Van Gastel, Raoul; Zandvliet, Harold J.W.; Van Houselt, Arie.
Article

Fe Oxide Thin Film Growth by Atomic Oxygen

Miao, Zichun; Yu, Ka Man; Altman, Michael Scott
Conference paper

2016 1

Controlling Magnetic Interfaces Using Ordered Surface Alloys

Physical Review B, v. 94, (13), October 2016, article number 134425
Ji, Chenlu; Wang, Zhe; Wu, Qiang; Huang, Li; Altman, Michael Scott
Article

2015 3

Probing Buried Magnetic Interface Structure with the Quantum Size Effect in Spin-dependent Electron Reflectivity

Ultramicroscopy, v. 159, December 2015, p. 530-535
Wu, Qiang; Altman, Michael S.
Article

Defects, Strain and Polymorphism in Graphene on Metals

Yu, Ka Man; Wang, Feifei; Altman, Michael S.
Conference paper

Modeling Image Formation in Low Energy Electron Microscopy

Wang, Qin; Altman, Michael S.
Conference paper

2014 6

Fe₃S₄ (greigite) formation by vapor-solid reaction

Journal of Materials Chemistry A: Materials for energy and sustainability, v. 2, (6), February 2014, p. 1903-1913
Bauer, Ernst; Man, Ka Lun Michael; Pavlovska, Anastassia; Locatelli, Andrea; Menteş, Tevfik Onur; Niño, Miguel Ángel; Altman, Michael S.
Article

Growth, reaction and nanowire formation of Fe on the ZnS(100) surface

Journal of physics. Condensed matter, v. 26, (31), August 2014, article number 315006
Man, Ka Lun Michael; Pavlovska, Anastassia; Bauer, Ernst; Locatelli, Andrea; Mentes, Tevfik O.; Nino, Miguel A.; Wong, George K.L.; Sou, Iam Keong; Altman, Michael S.
Article

Image Formation Using Fourier Optics and Contrast Transfer Function (Invited Tutorial Lecture Notes)

Altman, Michael Scott
Conference paper

Probing Buried Magnetic Interfaces with Spin Polarized Low Energy Electrons (Invited)

Altman, Michael Scott
Conference paper

Probing Buried Magnetic Interfaces with Spin-Polarized Low Energy Electrons

Wu, Q.; Ji, C.; Zdyb, R.; Bauer, E.; Altman, Michael Scott
Conference paper

Structure and Dynamics of Surfaces Revealed by LEEM and micro-LEED (Invited)

Altman, M.S.
Conference paper

2013 9

Foreword for the special issue on the Eighth International Workshop on Low Energy Electron Microscopy and Photoemission Electron Microscopy

Ultramicroscopy, v. 130, July 2013, p. 1
Altman, Michael S; Hibino, Hiroki; Jesson, David
Article

Growth, magnetism and ferromagnetic thickness gap in Fe films on the W(111) surface

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, v. 87, (10), March 2013, article number 104410
Wu, Qiang; Zdyb, Ryszard; Bauer, Ernst G.; Altman, Michael S.
Article

LEEM image phase contrast of MnAs stripes

Ultramicroscopy, v. 130, July 2013, p. 7-12
Pang, Angbo; Pavlovska, Anastassia; Däweritz, Lutz; Locatelli, A.; Bauer, Ernst; Altman, Michael S
Article

Spin polarized low energy electron microscopy of quantum well resonances in Fe films on the Cu-covered W(110) surface

Ultramicroscopy, v. 130, July 2013, p. 109-114
Wu, Qiang; Altman, M.S.
Article

Superdiffusive motion of the Pb wetting layer on the Si(111) surface

Physical Review Letters, v. 110, (3), January 2013, article number 036104
Man, Ka Lun Michael; M. C. Tringides; Loy, Michael Ming-tak; Altman, Michael Scott
Article

Lattice Rotations, Distortions and Dilations in Graphene on Ru(0001)

Altman, M.S.
Conference paper

Spin polarized low energy electron microscopy of magnetic thin film nanostructures

Altman, Michael Scott
Conference paper

SPLEEM Imaging of Thin Film Magnetic Interfacial Effects

Wu, Qiang; Ji, Chenlu; Altman, Michael Scott
Conference paper

Super-diffusive Motion of the Pb Wetting Layer on the Si(111) Surface

Bulletin of the American Physical Society, v. 58, (1), March 2013
Altman, M.S.; Man, K.L.; Loy, M.M.T.; Tringides, M.C.
Conference paper

2012 8

A Contrast Transfer Function approach for image calculations in standard and aberration-corrected LEEM and PEEM

Ultramicroscopy, v. 115, April 2012, p. 88-108
Schramm, S.M.; Pang, A.B.; Altman, M.S.; Tromp, R.M.
Article

Low energy electron microscopy and photoemission electron microscopy investigation of graphene

Journal of physics. Condensed matter, v. 24, (31), August 2012, article number 314209
Man, K.L.; Altman, M.S.
Article

Low-energy Electron Microscopy

Characterization of Materials; 2nd ed. v. 2 / Edited by Elton N. Kaufmann. John Wiley & Sons, 2012, p. 1808-1826
Flege, J.I.; Tang, W.X.; Altman, M.S.
Book chapter

Growth, Magnetism, and Ferromagnetic “Gap” in Fe Films on the W(111) Surface

Symposium on Surface and Nano Science, Shizukuish, Japan, 9-12 January 2012
Altman, M.S.
Conference paper

Lattice Rotations, Distortions and Dilations in graphene on Ru(0001)

8th International Workshop on LEEM/PEEM, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, 11-15 November 2012
Yu, Ka Man; Man, K.L.; Altman, M.S.
Conference paper

Lattice Rotations, Distortions and Dilations in Graphene on Ru(0001)

Symposium on Surface Science, Lund University, Åre, Sweden, 3-9 March 2013
Altman, M.S.
Conference paper

Quantum Size Effect in Fe Films on the Cu-covered W(110) Surface

8th International Workshop on LEEM/PEEM, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, 11-15 November 2012
Wu, Qiang; Altman, M.S.
Conference paper

Super-diffusive Motion of the Pb Wetting Layer on the Si(111) Surface

8th International Workshop on LEEM/PEEM, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, 11-15 November 2012
Man, K.L.; Tringides, M.C.; Loy, M.M.T.; Altman, M.S.
Conference paper

2011 7

C₆₀ on the Pt(111) surface: Structural tuning of electronic properties

Physical Review B, v. 84, (23), December 2011
Shi, Xingqiang; Pang, Angbo; Man, Kalun; Zhang, Ruiqin; Minot, Christian; Altman, Michael S.; Van Hove, Michel A. Van
Article

Small-angle lattice rotations in graphene on Ru(0001)

Physical Review B, v. 84, (23), December 2011
K. L. Man; M. S. Altman
Article

Wetting Layer Super-Diffusive Motion and QSE Growth in Pb/Si

Nanophenomena at Surfaces: Fundamentals of Exotic Condensed Matter Properties / Editor: Michail Michailov. Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer-Verlag, 2011, p. 39-65, Part of the Springer Series in Surface Sciences book series (SSSUR, volume 47)
Tringides, M.C.; Hupalo, M.; Man, Ka Lun Michael; Loy, Michael Ming-tak; Altman, Michael S.
Book chapter

Collective Super Diffusive Motion of the Pb Wetting Layer on Si(111)

8th International Symposium on Atomic Level Characterization for New Materials and Devices, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Seoul, S. Korea, JSPS 141 Commmittee Activity Report, pp. 356-358, 2011
Man, K.L.; Tringides, M.C.; Loy, M.M.T.; Altman, M.S.
Conference paper

Collective Super Diffusive Motion of the Pb Wetting Layer on Si(111)

March meeting of the American Physical Society, Dallas, Texas, U.S.A., 21-25 March 2011
Man, K.L.; Tringides, M.C.; Loy, M.M.T.; Altman, M.S.
Conference paper

Moiré Twist in Graphene on Ru(0001)

Symposium on Surface Science, organized by UPV/EHU Centro Física de Materiales DIPC, Baqueira-Beret, Spain, 6-12 March 2011
Man, K.L.; Greber, Thomas; Altman, M.S.
Conference paper

Wetting Layers in Nanostructure Formation at Surfaces (Invited)

Symposium on Surface and Nano Science 2010, organized by The Applied Physics Society of Japan, Shizukuishi, Japan, 25-28 January 2010
Altman, M.S.
Conference paper

2010 9

Co prefers the aisle seat

Science, v. 327, (5967), 2010, Feb, p. 789-790
Altman, M.S.
Article

Quantum size effect driven thermal decomposition of Ag films on Fe(100) in the presence of pinhole-growth morphological defects

Physical Review B, v. 81, (4), January 2010
Man, K.L.; Qiu, Z.Q.; Altman, M.S.
Article

Spin polarized field emission from Fe and Co-coated W tips

Surface science, v. 604, (11-12), 2010, JUN 15, p. 1055-1059
Niu, Y.R.; Altman, M.S.
Article

Trends in low energy electron microscopy

Journal OF physics-condensed MATTER, v. 22, (8), 2010, MAR 3
Altman, M.S.
Article

Adatom-Vacancy Mechanism of Step Motion on the Si(111) (1x1) Surface

Symposium on Surface Science '10, organized by the Technichal University of Vienna, St. Christoph am Arlberg, Austria, 2 - 8 March
Man, Ka Lun; Pang, Angbo; Altman, Michael S.
Conference paper

Anomolous Mass Transport in the Pb Wetting layer on the Si(111) Surface

International Vacuum Congress-18, IUPAP, Beijing, China, 27 August 2010
Man, K.L.; Tringides, M.C.; Loy, M.M.T.; Altman, M.S.
Conference paper

Low Energy Electron Microscopy (Invited)

Workshop on LEEM/PEEM-7, organized by IBM, New York, New York, U.S.A., 8-13 August 2010
Altman, M.S.
Conference paper

Mechanisms of Surface Mass Transport that Mediate Step Morphological Evolution

Symposium on Surface and Nano Science '10, organized by the Japan Society of Applied Physics, Shizukuishi, Japan, 27-30 January
Man, Ka Lun; Pang, Angbo; Altman, Michael S.
Conference paper

SPLEEM Investigations of Fe Films on the W(111) Surface

Workshop on LEEM/PEEM-7, organized by IBM, New York, New York, U.S.A., 8-13 August 2010
Wu, Qiang; Niu, Yuran; Zdyb, Ryszard; Pavlovska, Anastassia; Bauer, Ernst; Altman, M.S.
Conference paper

2009 9

Fourier optics of image formation in LEEM

Journal OF physics-condensed MATTER, v. 21, (31), 2009, AUG 5, article number 314006
Pang, A.B.; Mueller, Th; Altman, M.S.; Bauer, Ernst
Article

Superparamagnetic limit to spin-polarized vacuum tunneling from Fe-coated W(001) tips

Applied Physics Letters, v. 95, (20), November 2009, article number 203113
Niu, Y.R.; Altman, M.S.
Article

Anomalous Mass Transport in the Pb Wetting Layer on the Si(111) Surface

Surface Kinetics International, organized by the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.A., 20-22 March
Altman, Michael S.
Conference paper

Anomalous Mass Transport in the Pb Wetting Layer on the Si(111) Surface

Symposium on Surface Science ‘09, organized by EMPA Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research, St. Moritz, Switzerland, 8-14 March
Man, Ka Lun; Yim, Chi Ming; Tringides, Michael; Loy, Michael M.T.; Altman, Michael S.
Conference paper

Fourier Optics of Image Formation in LEEM

7th International Symposium on Atomic Level Characterization for New Materials and Devices, organized by the Microbeam Analysis 141 Committee of the Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), Maui, Hawaii, U.S.A., 6-11 December
Pang, Angbo; Mueller, Thomas; Altman, Michael S.; Bauer, Ernst
Conference paper

LEEM of Surface Diffusion and Mass Transport Phenomena

International Workshop on Surfaces and Nanostructure Characterization, organized by the University Marie Curie Sklodowska, Lublin, Poland, 15 April
Altman, Michael S.
Conference paper

LEEM Studies of Island Coarsening and Mass Transport at Surfaces

7th International Symposium on Atomic Level Characterization for New Materials and Devices, organized by the Microbeam Analysis 141 Committee of the Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), , Maui, Hawaii, U.S.A., 6-11 December
Man, Ka Lun; Pang, Angbo; Altman, Michael S.
Conference paper

Quantum Size Effects in Film Morphology

Symposium on Surface and Nano Science '09, organized by the Japan Society of Applied Physics, Shizukuishi, Japan, 27-30 January
Altman, Michael S.
Conference paper

Spin Polarized Field Emission from Fe/W(001) Tips

7th International Symposium on Atomic Level Characterization for New Materials and Devices, organized by the Microbeam Analysis 141 Committee of the Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), Maui, Hawaii, U.S.A., 6-11 December
Niu, Yuran; Altman, Michael S.
Conference paper

2008 13

Anomalous Mass Transport in the Pb Wetting Layer on the Si(111) Surface

Physical Review Letters, v. 101, (22), 2008, Nov, article number 226102
Man, Ka Lun Michael; Tringides, Michael C.; Loy, Michael M.T.; Altman, Michael S.
Article

Low-energy electron microscopy of CO/Pt(111) surface diffusion by nonequilibrium coverage profile evolution

Physical Review B, v. 78, (15), October 2008
Yim, Chi Ming; Man, Ka Lun Michael; Xiao, Xudong; Altman, Michael Scott
Article

Step line tension and step morphological evolution on the Si(111) (1x1) surface

Physical Review B, v. 77, (11), March 2008
Pang, Angbo; Man, Ka Lun Michael; Altman, Michael Scott; Stasevich, T.J.; Szalma, F.; Einstein, T.L.
Article

Anomalous Diffusion in Pb/Si(111): Kinetic Pathway to Self-organized Quantum Island Growth

4th Vacuum and Surface Sciences Conference of Asia and Australia, organized by the Vacuum Society of Japan, Matsue, Japan, 28-31 October
Man, Ka Lun; Loy, Michael M.T.; Tringides, Michael; Altman, Michael S.
Conference paper

Anomalous Mass Transport in the Pb Wetting Layer on the Si(111) Surface

6th International Conference on LEEM/PEEM, organized by Elletra Sinchrotrone Trieste, Trieste, Italy, 7-11 September
Man, Ka Lun; Loy, Michael M.T.; Tringides, Michael; Altman, Michael S.
Conference paper

Fourier Optics Calculation of LEEM Step Contrast

6th International Conference on LEEM/PEEM, organized by Elletra Sinchrotrone Trieste, Trieste, Italy, 7-11 September
Pang, Angbo; Mueller, Thomas; Altman, Michael S.; Bauer, Ernst
Conference paper

LEEM and SPLEEM Studies of Materials for Spin-Polarized Vacuum Tunneling Applications

Workshop on Magnetic Imaging of Surfaces and Nanostructures, organized by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, 21 November
Niu, Yuran; Altman, Michael S.
Conference paper

LEEM and SPLEEM Studies of Materials for Vacuum Tunneling Applications

Spring Meeting of the Materials Research Society, organized by the Materials Research Society, San Francisco, California, U.S.A., 24 - 28 March 2008
Niu, Yuran; Man, Ka Lun; Zdyb, Ryszard; Altman, Michael; Bauer, Ernst
Conference paper

LEEM Study of Surface Diffusion by Non-Equilibrium Concentration Profile Evolution

Spring Meeting of the Materials Research Society 2008, organized by the Materials Research Society, San Francisco, California, U.S.A., 24 - 28 March 2008
Yim, Chi Ming; Man, Ka Lun; Xiao, Xudong; Altman, Michael
Conference paper

Low Energy Electron Microscopy

Spring Meeting of the Materials Research Society, organized by the Materials Research Society, San Francisco, California, U.S.A., 24 - 28 March 2008
Altman, Michael
Conference paper

Non-Equilibrium Coverage Profile Evolution of Atoms and Molecules

Symposium on Surface and Nano Science '08, organized by The Japan Society of Applied Physics, Appi Kogen, Japan, 22 - 25 January 2008
Yim, Chi Ming; Man, Ka Lun; Altman, Michael
Conference paper

Spin Polarized Vacuum Tunnelling from Ultrathin Magnetic Films

COE Seminar of Self Organization at Solid Surfaces, organized by Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan, 21 - 22 January 2008
Niu, Yuran; Altman, Michael
Conference paper

Step Line Tension and Kinetics of Step Motion on the Si(111) (1x1) Surface

Symposium on Surface Science '08, organized by the Technichal University of Vienna, St. Christoph am Arlberg, Austria, 2 - 8 March 2008
Man, Ka Lun; Pang, Angbo; Stasevich, Timothy; Szalma, Ferenc; Einstein, Theodore; Altman, Michael
Conference paper

2007 9

Critical terrace width for step flow growth: Effect of attachment-detachment asymmetry and step permeability

Physical Review B, v. 75, (24), June 2007
Ranguelov, Bogdan S.; Altman, Michael Scott; Markov, Ivan V.
Article

Kinetic length and step permeability on the Si(111) (1 x 1) surface

Surface science, v. 601, (20), 2007, OCT 15, p. 4669-4674
Man, K.L.; Pang, A.B.; Altman, M.S.
Article

Vibrational Entropy-Driven Dealloying of Mo(100) and W(100) Surface Alloys

Surface Science, v. 601, (16), August 2007, p. L95-L101
Man, Ka Lun Michael; Feng, Y.J.; Chan, Che Ting; Altman, Michael Scott
Article

Detecting Surface Diffusion Inhomogeneities through LEEM Observations of Non-Equilibrium Concentration Profile Evolution

6th International Symposium on Atomic Level Characterization for New Materials and Devices,organized by the Microbeam Analysis 141 Committeee of the Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), Kanazawa, Japan, 26 October - 2 November, 2007
Yim, Chi Ming; Man, Ka Lun; Altman, Michael
Conference paper

Kinetics of Step Motion During Growth, Coarsening and Sublimation

9th International Conference on Atomically Controlled Surfaces, Interfaces and Nanostructures, organized by the Japan Society of Applied Physics, Tokyo, Japan, 11-15 November 2007
Man, Ka Lun; Pang, Angbo; Stasevich, Timonthy; Szalma, Ferenc; Einstein, Theodore; Altman, Michael
Conference paper

Kinetics of Step Motion During Growth, Coarsening and Sublimation

Symposium on Surface and Nano Science, organized by The Japan Society of Applied Physics, Appi Kogen, Japan, 23 - 26 January
Man, Ka Lun; Pang, Angbo; Stasevich, Timothy; Szalma, Ferenc; Einstein, T.L.; Altman, Michael
Conference paper

Quantum Well Resonances in Thin Metal Films

ICFAM Workshop on Surface and Interface Science, organized by Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan, 26,27 January
Altman, Michael
Conference paper

Spin Polarized Electrons from Fe Coated Single Crystal W(100) Tips by Field Emission

12th International Workshop on Polarized Sources, Targets and Polarimetry, organized by Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York, U.S.A., 10 - 14 September 2007
Niu, Yuran; Altman, Michael
Conference paper

Temperature Dependence of the Step Line Tension and Island Decay on the Si(111) (1x1) Surface

March Meeting of the American Physical Society, organized by the American Physical Society, Denver, Colorado, Uunited States, 4-9 March 2007
Man, Ka Lun; Pang, Angbo; Stasevich, Timothy; Szalma, Ferenc; Einstein, T.L.; Altman, Michael
Conference paper

2006 11

Formation kinetics of the Mo(100)-Ag c(2×2) surface alloy

Physical Review B, v. 74, (8), August 2006
K. L. Man; Y. J. Feng; M. S. Altman
Article

Growth and oxidation of Cr films on the W(100) surface

Surface science, v. 600, (5), 2006, MAR 1, p. 1060-1070
Man, KL; Guo, Q.; Altman, MS
Article

Kinetic regime of step motion on the Si(111) (1 x 1) surface

Surface and interface analysis, v. 38, (12-13), 2006, DEC, p. 1632-1635
Man, K.L.; Tang, W.X.; Jin, X.F.; Altman, M.S.
Article

Exploiting Quantum Well Resonances in Low Energy Electron Microscopy

Symposium on Physics and Chemistry of Metallic Quantum Sized Films and Related Nanostructures, organized by the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 6-8 November
Altman, Michael
Conference paper

Formation and Vibrational Entropy-Driven Disordering of Mo(100) and W(100) Surface Alloys

March Meeting of the American Physical Society organized by the American Physical Society, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.,, 13 - 17 March 2006
Altman, Michael
Conference paper

Formation Kinetics and Vibrational Entropy Driven Disordering of Mo(100) and W(100) Surface Alloys

Symposium on Surface Physics, organized by The Japan Society of Applied Physics Shizukuishi, Japan, 11 - 13 January
Altman, Michael
Conference paper

In-Situ Low Energy Electron Microscopy of Film Growth

Fall Meeting of the Materials Research Society, organized by the Materials Research Society, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A., 25 November - 1 December
Altman, Michael
Conference paper

Kinetics of Atomic Step Motion During Growth and Decay at Surfaces

5th International Conference on LEEM/PEEM, organized by The Japan Society of Applied Physics, Himeji, Japan, 15-19 October
Man, Ka Lun; Pang, Angbo; Altman, Michael
Conference paper

Low Energy Electron Microscopy Investigation of CO Adsorption and Diffusion on the Pt(111) Surface

5th International Conference on LEEM/PEEM, organized by the Japan Society of Applied Physics, Himeji, Japan, 15-19 October
Yim, Chi Ming; Man, Ka Lun; Altman, Michael
Conference paper

Quantum effects in low energy electron microscopy: A 3D view of thin film growth and structure

Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings, v. 967, 2006, p. 38-58
Altman, M.S.
Conference paper

Temperature Dependence of the Step Line Tension and Island Decay on the Si(111) (1x1) Surface

5th International Conference on LEEM/PEEM, organized by the Japan Society for Applied Physics, Himeji, Japan, 15-19 October
Pang, Angbo; Man, Ka Lun; Stasevich, Timothy; Szalma, Ferenc; Einstein, T.L.; Altman, Michael
Conference paper

2005 8

Low energy electron microscopy of quantum well resonances in Ag films on W(110)

Journal OF physics-condensed MATTER, v. 17, (16, Sp. Iss. SI), 2005, APR 27, p. S1305-S1310
Altman, MS
Article

Low-energy electron microscopy of layer spacings and quantum electronic structure of ultrathin films

Surface and interface analysis, v. 37, (2), 2005, FEB, p. 235-238
Man, IKH; Altman, MS
Article

Spin-Dependent Fabry-Pérot Interference from a Cu Thin Film Grown on fcc Co(001)

Physical Review Letters, v. 94, (2), 2005, Jan, article number 027201
Wu, Yizheng; Schmid, Andreas K.; Altman, Michael S.; Jin, Xiaofeng; Qiu, Ziqiang
Article

Ultrathin chromium oxide films on the W(100) surface

JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B, v. 109, (44), 2005, NOV 10, p. 20968-20972
Guo, DH; Guo, QL; Altman, MS; Wang, EG
Article

Formation and Vibrational Entropy Driven Disordering of Mo(100) and W(100) Surface Alloys

52nd International Symposium of the AVS, organized by the AVS Science and Technology Society, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A., 31 October - 4 November 2005
Altman, Michael
Conference paper

Kinetic limitations in two-and three-dimensional growth

Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings, v. 849, 2005, p. 81-89
Man, K.L.; Tang, W.X.; Huang, H.; Altman, M.S.
Conference paper

Low Energy Electron Microscopy of the Atomic Step Motion in Growth and Decay of Surfaces

5th International Symposium on Atomic Level Characterization for New Materials and Devices, organized by the Microbeam Analysis 141 Committeee of the Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), Kona, Hawaii, U.S.A.,, 5-10 December 2005
Altman, Michael
Conference paper

Step Permeability on the Pt(111) Surface

March Meeting of the American Physical Society, organized by the Americal Physical Society, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A., 21-25 March
Altman, M.S.
Conference paper

2004 5

Kinetic Limitations in Electronic Growth of Ag Films on Fe(100)

Physical Review Letters, v. 93, (23), 2004, Dec, article number 236104
Man, Ka Lun Michael; Qiu, Ziqiang; Altman, Michael S.
Article

Kinetic Limitations in Two- and Three-Dimensional Growth

Fall Meeting of the Materials Research Society, organized by the Materials Research Society, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A., 29 November - 3 December
Altman, M.S.
Conference paper

Quantum Effects in Low-Energy Electron Microscopy: a 3-D probe of Nanostructure

March Meeting of the American Physical Society, organized by the American Physical Society, Montreal, Canada, 22-26 March
Altman, Michael
Conference paper

Quantum Electronic Structure, Thermal Stability and Novel Growth of Ag/Fe(100)

4th International Conference on LEEM/PEEM, organized by MESA Research Institute, The University of Twente, Twente, The Netherlands, 9-13 May
Altman, Michael
Conference paper

Quantum Well Resonances and Electronic Growth of Ag/Fe(100)

The 3rd International Workshop on Surface, Interface and Thin Film Physics, organized by Fudan University, Shanghai, P.R. China, 27-29 May
Altman, Michael
Conference paper

2003 9

Growth Morphology, Structure, and Magnetism of Ultrathin Co Films on W(111)

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, v. 67, (18), May 2003, article number 184402
Man, Ka Lun Michael; Zdyb, Ryszard; Huang, S.F.; Leung, Tsan-Chuen; Chan, Che Ting; Bauer, Ernst G.; Altman, Michael S.
Article

Layer Spacings in Coherently Strained Epitaxial Metal Films

Physical Review Letters, v. 90, (21), May 2003, article number 216105
Chung, W.F.; Feng, Y.J.; Poon, H.C.; Chan, Che Ting; Tong, Shuk Yin; Altman, Michael S.
Article

Spin-polarized vacuum tunneling in field emission from Co-coated W(111) tips

Journal of applied physics, v. 94, (7), 2003, OCT 1, p. 4670-4675
Bryl, R.; Altman, MS
Article

Step effects on diffusion near a substrate reconstructive phase transition: H on W(100)

Physical Review B, v. 68, (7), 2003, Aug, article number 075422
Cai, Lei; Zheng, Chaozhi; Man, Ka Lun Michael; Altman, Michael S.; Granato, Enzo; Ala-Nissila, Tapio; Ying, Seechen; Xiao, Xudong
Article

Equilibrium Domain Wall Fluctuations in Perpendicularly Magnetized Fe/Cu(100) Films

March Meeting of the American Physical Society, organized by the American Physical Society, Austin, Texas, U.S.A.
Man, Ka Lun; Schmid, A.K.; Bartelt, N.C.; Altman, Michael S.
Conference paper

Kinetic Length, Step Permeability and Kinetic Coefficient Asymmetry on the Si(111)(7x7) Surface

March Meeting of the American Physical Society, organized by the American Physical Society, Austin, Texas, U.S.A.
Chung, W.F.; Altman, Michael S.
Conference paper

Low Energy Electron Microscopy of the Quantum Electronic Properties and Stability of Ag films on Fe(100)

50th International Symposium of the American Vacuum Society, organized by the AVS Science and Technology Society, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A., 3-8 November
Altman, Michael
Conference paper

Low Energy Electron Microscopy of the Quantum Electronic Properties, Stability and Structure of Ultrathin Films

4th International Symposium on Atomic Level Characterization for New Materials and Devices, organized by The Microbeam Analysis 141 Committee of the Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), Kauai, Hawaii, U.S.A.,, 5-10 October
Altman, Michael
Conference paper

Magnetic domain wall energies in Fe/Cu(100) measured from direct observations of thermal fluctuations using SPLEEM

Microscopy and Microanalysis, v. 9, (SUPPL. 2), 2003, p. 134-135
Schmid, A.K.; Man, K.L.; Bartelt, N.C.; Poppa, H.; Altman, M.S.
Conference paper

2002 13

Growth shapes of Ag crystallites on the Si(111) surface

JOURNAL OF VACUUM SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY B, v. 20, (6), 2002, NOV-DEC, p. 2492-2495
Tang, WX; Man, KL; Huang, HC; Woo, CH; Altman, MS
Article

Kinetic length, step permeability, and kinetic coefficient asymmetry on the Si(111) (7×7) surface

Physical Review B, v. 66, (7), August 2002
Chung, W.F.; Altman, Michael Scott
Article

Modification of initial growth and magnetism in Fe/Cu(100)

Physical Review B, v. 65, (2), January 2002, Article number 024409, p. 244091-2440911
Man, Michael Kalun; Ling, W.L.; Paik, Silena Y.; Poppa, Helmut R.; Altman, Michael Scott; Qiu, Ziqiang
Article

Surface Diffusion Anomaly near a Substrate Phase Transition: H on W(100)

Physical Review Letters, v. 88, (22), 2002, June, p. 226105/1-226105/4
Cai, Lei; Altman, Michael S.; Granato, Enzo; Ala-Nissilä, Tapio; Ying, Seechen; Xiao, Xudong
Article

The Transition to Step Flow Growth on the Clean and Surfactant Covered Si(111) Surface Studied by In-situ LEEM

International Journal of Modern Physics b, v. 16, (28-29), 2002, NOV 20, p. 4353-4362
Chung, WF; Bromann, K.; Altman, MS
Article

Facet-Facet Barrier on Surfaces: Proposal and Experimental Validation

Materials Research Society Symposium - Proceedings, v. 749, 2002, p. 367-371
Huang, H.; Woo, C.H.; Wei, H.L.; Liu, S.J.; Zhang, X.X.; Altman, M.; Wang, E.G.
Conference paper

In-situ Characterization of Growth Kinetics on Semiconductors by LEEM

The 8th International Conference on Electronic Materials, the International Union of Materials Research Societies, Xian, China
Altman, M.S.
Conference paper

Kinetic Limitations in Growth and Decay at Surfaces

Second Vacuum and Surface Sciences Conference of Asia and Australia, organized by the Vacuum Societies of Australia, China, India, Korea and Japan, Hong Kong
Altman, Michael S.
Conference paper

Kinetic Limitations in Growth at Surfaces

Annual Conference of the Physical Society of Hong Kong
Altman, M.S.
Conference paper

Special issue: Advance characterization of electronic materials - Proceedings of the symposium H of the 8th IUMRS International Conference on the Electronic Materials (IUMRS-ICEM2002): Preface

International Journal of Modern Physics B, v. 16, (28-29), 2002, Nov, p. ii
Chen, Zhiming; Xu, Jianbin; Altman, Michael S.; Wang, Jiannong
Conference paper

Spin Polarized Vacuum Tunnelling in Field Emission from Co-Coated W(111) Tips

Man, Ka Lun Michael; Bryl, Robert; Zdyb, Ryszard; Leung, Tsan-Chuen; Chan, Che Ting; Bauer, Ernst; Altman, Michael Scott
Conference paper

The Three-Dimensional Schwoebel-Ehrlich Barrier in Ag Crystallite Growth on Si(111)

3rd LEEM/PEEM Workshop organized by Sandia National Laboratories and the American Vacuum Society, Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.A.
Tang, W.X.; Man, K.L.; Huang, Hanchen; Altman, M.S.
Conference paper

The Three-Dimensional Schwoebel-Ehrlich Barrier in Ag Crystallite Growth on Si(111)

49th International Symposium of the American Vacuum Society, Colorado, U.S.A.
Tang, Wenxin; Man, Ka Lun; Huang, Hanchen; Altman, Michael S.
Conference paper

2001 5

Micromagnetic and microcrystalline structure of ultrathin Co layers on W single crystal surfaces

Surface science, v. 480, (3), 2001, JUN 1, p. 145-152
Duden, T.; Zdyb, R.; Altman, MS; Bauer, E.
Article

Quantum size effect in low energy electron diffraction of thin films

Applied surface science, v. 169, 2001, JAN 15, p. 82-87
Altman, MS; Chung, WF; He, ZQ; Poon, HC; Tong, SY
Article

Spin polarized low energy electron microscopy investigations of magnetic transitions in Fe/Cu(100)

Surface science, v. 480, (3), 2001, JUN 1, p. 163-172
Man, KL; Altman, MS; Poppa, H.
Article

The miniature cylindrical mirror analyzer: A new tool for surface analysis

Review of scientific instruments, v. 72, (8), 2001, AUG, p. 3362-3365
Grzelakowski, K.; Man, KL; Altman, MS
Article

Step Motion and Morphology on Si(111)

15th International Conference on Solid Surfaces/15th International Vacuum Congress & 48th International Symposium of the American Vacuum Society, organized by the IUVSTA and AVS, San Francisco, California, U.S.A.
Altman, M.S.
Conference paper

2000 1

Ordered Alloying of Pd with the Mo(l00) Surface

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, v. 62, (12), September 2000, p. 8366-8375
Wu, D.; Lau, W.K.; He, Z.Q.; Feng, Y.J.; Altman, Michael Scott; Chan, Che Ting
Article

1998 5

Ag(111) electron band structure and channeling by VLEED

Surface science, v. 402, (1-3), 1998, MAY 15, p. 697-700
Bartos, I.; Van Hove, MA; Chung, WF; He, Z.; Altman, MS
Article

LEEM determination of critical terrace widths for Si/Si(111) step flow growth

Surface review and letters, v. 5, (1), 1998, FEB, p. 27-30
Altman, MS; Chung, WF; Franz, T.
Article

LEEM phase contrast

Surface review and letters, v. 5, (6), 1998, DEC, p. 1129-1141
Altman, MS; Chung, WF; Liu, CH
Article

Low energy electron diffraction analysis of ultrathin Ag films on W(110)

Surface review and letters, v. 5, (6), 1998, DEC, p. 1143-1149
Poon, HC; Tong, SY; Chung, WF; Altman, MS
Article

Step contrast in low energy electron microscopy

Ultramicroscopy, v. 74, (4), 1998, SEP, p. 237-246
Chung, WF; Altman, MS
Article

1997 3

Cu(111) electron band structure and channeling by VLEED

PHYSICA STATUS SOLIDI a-applied research, v. 163, (2), 1997, OCT, p. 455-464
Bartos, I.; Barbieri, A.; VanHove, MA; Chung, WF; Cai, Q.; Altman, MS
Article

Leem studies of two-dimensional oxidation on W(110) surface

Wuli Xuebao/Acta Physica Sinica, v. 46, (6), 1997, p. 1053-1054
Qun, C.; Altman, M.S.
Article

The Role of Diffusion in Step Flow Growth

NATO advanced study institutes series. Series B, Physics, v. 360, 1997, p. 227-233
Altman, MS
Conference paper

1996 5

Competing desorption pathways during epitaxial growth: LEEM investigation of Cu/W(110) heteroepitaxy

Physical Review B, v. 54, (20), 1996, Nov, p. 14673-14678
Luo, Enze; Cai, Qun; Chung, W.F.; Orr, Bradford G.; Altman, Michael S.
Article

Cu(111) Electron Band Structure and Channeling by VLEED

Surface Science, v. 352-354, 1996, May 15, p. 660-664
Bartos, I.; Van Hove, M.A.; Altman, Michael S.
Article

Interface effects in melting of Pb clusters on the Cu(111) surface

Applied surface science, v. 92, 1996, FEB, p. 331-334
Luo, EZ; Cai, Q.; Chung, WF; Altman, MS
Article

LEEM/LEED investigation of reconstruction and initial oxidation of the W(001) surface

Surface science, v. 347, (3), 1996, FEB 20, p. 265-279
Altman, MS; Bauer, E.
Article

Growth kinetics and structure of ultrathin copper films on the W(110) surface studied by LEEM

Evolution of Epitaxial Structure and Morphology; Boston, Massachusetts; USA; 27 Nov.-1 Dec. 1995, pp. 523-528. 1996
Altman, M.S.; Luo, E.Z.; Chung, W.F.; Orr, B.G.
Conference paper

1995 4

CU(111) SURFACE RELAXATION BY VLEED

Surface review and letters, v. 2, (4), 1995, AUG, p. 477-482
BARTOS, I.; JAROS, P.; BARBIERI, A.; VANHOVE, MA; CHUNG, WF; CAI, Q.; ALTMAN, MS
Article

Evidence of a Pb(110) (2x2) reconstruction

Surface science, v. 344, (1-2), 1995, DEC 20, p. 65-69
Altman, MS
Article

Reconstructions of the Pb(110) surface studied by low energy electron microscopy

Surface Science, Vol. 344, no. 1-2, pp. 51-64. 1995
Altman, MS; Bauer, E.
Article

Role of surface steps in thin film growth and properties studied by LEEM

Materials Research Society symposia proceedings, v. 355, 1995, p. 235-246
ALTMAN, MS; CAI, Q.; CHUNG, WF; LUO, EZ; PINKVOS, H.; BAUER, E.
Conference paper

1994 1

Step contrast in low energy electron microscopy

ELECTRON MICROSCOPY 1994, VOLS 2A AND 2B: APPLICATIONS IN MATERIALS SCIENCES, 1994, p. 1025-1026
ALTMAN, MS; CHUNG, WF
Conference paper

1993 1

Stress-induced, Microfacetted Reconstuction of the Pb(110) Surface

in The Structure of Surfaces IV, eds, 1993, p. 183-191
Altman, M.S.; Chiang, S.; Statiris, P.; Gustafsson, T.; Bauer, E.
Article

1991 1

The Reaction of Oxygen With the Hot W(001) Surface Studied by Low Energy Electron Microscopy

J. Vac. Sci. Tech., v. 9, 1991, p. 659-
Altman, M.S.; Bauer, E.
Article

1989 2

Order-disorder transition of the W(001) surface

Physical Review Letters, v. 62, (11), March 1989, p. 1294-1297
Robinson, I.K.; MacDowell, Alastair A.; Altman, Michael Scott; Estrup, Peder J.Z.; Evans-Lutterodt, Kenneth W.; Brock, Joel D.; Birgeneau, Robert J.
Article

X-ray Study of W(001) with and without Hydrogen

J. Vac. Sci Technol., v. 7, 1989, p. 2209-
Evans-Lutterodt, K.; Birgeneau, R.J.; Specht, E.D.; Chung, J.W.; Brock, J.D.; Altman, M.S.; Estrup, P.J.; Robinson, I.K.; MacDowell, A.A.
Article

1988 4

Multilayer reconstruction of the W(001) surface

Physical Review B, v.38, (8), September 1988
Altman, Michael Scott; Estrup, Peder J.Z.; Robinson, I.K.
Article

Second Layer Displacements in the W(001) Reconstruction

The Structure of Surfaces, 1988, p. 183-191
Robinson, I.K.; Altman, M.S.; Estrup, P.J.
Article

Spin Polarized Low Energy Electron Microscopy of Surface Magnetic Structure

in Magnetic Materials: Microstructure and Properties, ed. T. Suzuki, MRS Symposia Proceedings, v. 232, 1988, p.125-132.
Altman, M.S.; Pinkvos, H.; Hurst, J.; Poppa, H.; Marx, G.; Bauer, E.
Article

X-ray Diffraction Study of the Multilayer W(001) Surface Reconstruction

J. Vac. Sci. Tech., v. 6, 1988, p. 630-
Altman, M.S.; Estrup, P.J.; Robinson, I.K.
Article

1987 1

Phase Transformations of the H/W(110) and H/Mo(110) Surfaces

J. Vac. Sci. Technol., v. 5, 1987, p. 1045-
Altman, M.S.; Chung, J.W.; Estrup, P.J.; Kosterlitz, J.M.; Prybyla, J.; Sahu, D.; Ying, S.C.
Article

Article 1

Temporal coherence envelope function of field emission in electron microscopy

Ultramicroscopy, v. 252, October 2023, article number 113751
Nguyen, Xuan Tan; Altman, Michael Scott

Article 2

Reversible motions and disordered structure of soft particles in amorphous solids

Physical Review B, v. 105, (10), March 2022, article number 104112
Fan, Xinyu; Wang, Cai-Zhuang; Ho, Kai-Ming; Altman, Michael Scott; Huang, Li

Single-crystal two-dimensional material epitaxy on tailored non-single-crystal substrates

Nature Communications, v. 13, (1), April 2022, article number 1773
Li, Xin; Wu, Guilin; Zhang, Leining; Huang, Deping; Li, Yunqing; Zhang, Ruiqi; Li, Meng; Zhu, Lin; Guo, Jing; Huang, Tianlin; Shen, Jun; Wei, Xingzhan; Yu, Ka Man; Dong, Jichen; Altman, Michael Scott; Ruoff, Rodney, S.; Duan, Yinwu; Yu, Jie; Wang, Zhujun; Huang, Xiaoxu; Ding, Feng; Shi, Haofei; Tang, Wenxin

Conference paper 2

Charge transport in Graphene Studied by Low Energy Electron Potentiometry

Cui, Zhenhao; Miao, Zichun; Roddaro, Stefano; Locatelli, Andrea; Altman, Michael Scott

Temporal Coherence Effects of Field Emission on Image Formation in Low Energy Electron Microscopy

Nguyen, Xuan Tan; Altman, Michael Scott

Article 2

High order phase contrast and source divergence in low energy electron microscopy

Ultramicroscopy, v. 225, June 2021, article number 113284
Yu, Lei; Wan, Weishi; Yu, Ka Man; Altman, Michael Scott; Tang, Wen-Xin

High-Quality Hexagonal Boron Nitride from 2D Distillation

ACS Nano, v. 15, (1), 26 January 2021, p. 1351-1357
Cun, Huanyao; Miao, Zichun; Hemmi, Adrian; Al-Hamdani, Yasmine; Iannuzzi, Marcella; Osterwalder, Jürg; Altman, Michael Scott; Greber, Thomas

Article 1

Unveiling the Medium-Range Order in Glass Models and Its Role in Glass Formation

Physical Review B, v. 101, (21), 1 June 2020, article number 214104
Fan, Xinyu; Sun, Yang; Wang, Cai-Zhuang; Ho, Kai-Ming; Altman, Michael Scott; Huang, Li

Conference paper 1

Strain and Permeability of Graphene Studied by Cathode Lens Microscopy, Diffraction and Spectroscopy

Altman, Michael Scott

Article 4

Adlayer-Free Large-Area Single Crystal Graphene Grown on a Cu(111) Foil

Advanced Materials, v. 31, (35), August 2019, article number 1903615
Luo, Da; Wang, Meihui; Li, Yunqing; Kim, Changsik; Yu, Ka Man; Kim, Yohan; Han, Huijun; Biswal, Mandakini; Huang, Ming; Kwon, Youngwoo; Goo, Min; Camacho-Mojica, Dulce C.; Shi, Haofei; Yoo, Won-jong; Altman, Michael Scott; Shin, Hyungjoon; Ruoff, Rodney S.

Edge-Epitaxial Growth of Graphene on Cu with a Hydrogen-Free Approach

Chemistry of Materials, v. 31, (7), April 2019, p. 2555-2562
Wu, Ruizhe; Ding, Yao; Yu, Ka Man; Zhou, Ke; Zhu, Zhouyang; Ou, Xuewu; Zhang, Qicheng; Zhuang, Minghao; Li, Wen-Di; Xu, Zhiping; Altman, Michael Scott; Luo, Zhengtang

Fourier Optics of Image Formation in Aberration-Corrected Leem

Ultramicroscopy, v. 200, May 2019, p. 160-168
Yu, Ka Man; Lau, King Long Wilson; Altman, Michael Scott

High Throughput Scanning μLEED Imaging Of Surface Structural Heterogeneity: Defective Graphene on Cu(111)

Ultramicroscopy, v. 200, May 2019, p. 67-72
Lau, King Long Wilson; Yu, Ka Man; Luo, Da; Ruoff, Rodney S.; Altman, Michael Scott

Conference paper 3

Chameleon Coincidence Lattice Structure of Cu2Si on Si(111)

Miao, Zichun; Altman, Michael Scott

Graphene Nano-winkles on Metals

Yu, Ka Man; Lau, King Long Wilson; Altman, Michael Scott

Graphene Nano-wrinkles on Metals

Yu, Ka Man; Lau, Wilson K.L.; Altman, Michael Scott

Article 1

Reverse-engineering of graphene on metal surfaces: a case study of embedded ruthenium

NANOTECHNOLOGY, v. 29, (50), December 2018, article number 505601
Lii-Rosales, Ann; Han, Yong; Yu, Ka Man; Jing, Dapeng; Anderson, Nathaniel; Vaknin, David; Tringides, Michael C.; Evans, James W.; Altman, Michael Scott; Thiel, Patricia A.

Conference paper 1

Wrinkles, Strain Relaxation and Manipulation in Graphene on Metals

Altman, Michael Scott

Article 4

Comparing Fourier Optics and Contrast Transfer Function Modeling of Image Formation in Low Energy Electron Microscopy

Ultramicroscopy, v.183, December 2017, p. 109-116, In Press, Corrected Proof
Yu, Ka Man; Locatelli, A.; Altman, Michael S.

Defocus in cathode lens instruments

Ultramicroscopy, v.183, December 2017, p. 2-7
Tromp, R. M.; Altman, M. S.

Fe on W(001) from Continuous Films to Nanoparticles: Growth and Magnetic Domain Structure

Physical Review B, v. 95, (6), February 2017, article number 064404
Niu, Yuran; Man, Ka Lun Michael; Pavlovska, Anastassia; Bauer, Ernst D.; Altman, Michael S.

Ordinary and Supernumerary Resonant Scattering of Low Energy Electrons From the BiCu₂(111) Surface Alloy

New Journal of Physics, v. 19, (1), January 2017, article number 013024
Poelsema, Bene; Altman, Michael S.; Van Gastel, Raoul; Zandvliet, Harold J.W.; Van Houselt, Arie.

Conference paper 1

Fe Oxide Thin Film Growth by Atomic Oxygen

Miao, Zichun; Yu, Ka Man; Altman, Michael Scott

Article 1

Controlling Magnetic Interfaces Using Ordered Surface Alloys

Physical Review B, v. 94, (13), October 2016, article number 134425
Ji, Chenlu; Wang, Zhe; Wu, Qiang; Huang, Li; Altman, Michael Scott

Article 1

Probing Buried Magnetic Interface Structure with the Quantum Size Effect in Spin-dependent Electron Reflectivity

Ultramicroscopy, v. 159, December 2015, p. 530-535
Wu, Qiang; Altman, Michael S.

Conference paper 2

Defects, Strain and Polymorphism in Graphene on Metals

Yu, Ka Man; Wang, Feifei; Altman, Michael S.

Modeling Image Formation in Low Energy Electron Microscopy

Wang, Qin; Altman, Michael S.

Article 2

Fe₃S₄ (greigite) formation by vapor-solid reaction

Journal of Materials Chemistry A: Materials for energy and sustainability, v. 2, (6), February 2014, p. 1903-1913
Bauer, Ernst; Man, Ka Lun Michael; Pavlovska, Anastassia; Locatelli, Andrea; Menteş, Tevfik Onur; Niño, Miguel Ángel; Altman, Michael S.

Growth, reaction and nanowire formation of Fe on the ZnS(100) surface

Journal of physics. Condensed matter, v. 26, (31), August 2014, article number 315006
Man, Ka Lun Michael; Pavlovska, Anastassia; Bauer, Ernst; Locatelli, Andrea; Mentes, Tevfik O.; Nino, Miguel A.; Wong, George K.L.; Sou, Iam Keong; Altman, Michael S.

Conference paper 4

Image Formation Using Fourier Optics and Contrast Transfer Function (Invited Tutorial Lecture Notes)

Altman, Michael Scott

Probing Buried Magnetic Interfaces with Spin Polarized Low Energy Electrons (Invited)

Altman, Michael Scott

Probing Buried Magnetic Interfaces with Spin-Polarized Low Energy Electrons

Wu, Q.; Ji, C.; Zdyb, R.; Bauer, E.; Altman, Michael Scott

Structure and Dynamics of Surfaces Revealed by LEEM and micro-LEED (Invited)

Altman, M.S.

Article 5

Foreword for the special issue on the Eighth International Workshop on Low Energy Electron Microscopy and Photoemission Electron Microscopy

Ultramicroscopy, v. 130, July 2013, p. 1
Altman, Michael S; Hibino, Hiroki; Jesson, David

Growth, magnetism and ferromagnetic thickness gap in Fe films on the W(111) surface

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, v. 87, (10), March 2013, article number 104410
Wu, Qiang; Zdyb, Ryszard; Bauer, Ernst G.; Altman, Michael S.

LEEM image phase contrast of MnAs stripes

Ultramicroscopy, v. 130, July 2013, p. 7-12
Pang, Angbo; Pavlovska, Anastassia; Däweritz, Lutz; Locatelli, A.; Bauer, Ernst; Altman, Michael S

Spin polarized low energy electron microscopy of quantum well resonances in Fe films on the Cu-covered W(110) surface

Ultramicroscopy, v. 130, July 2013, p. 109-114
Wu, Qiang; Altman, M.S.

Superdiffusive motion of the Pb wetting layer on the Si(111) surface

Physical Review Letters, v. 110, (3), January 2013, article number 036104
Man, Ka Lun Michael; M. C. Tringides; Loy, Michael Ming-tak; Altman, Michael Scott

Conference paper 4

Lattice Rotations, Distortions and Dilations in Graphene on Ru(0001)

Altman, M.S.

Spin polarized low energy electron microscopy of magnetic thin film nanostructures

Altman, Michael Scott

SPLEEM Imaging of Thin Film Magnetic Interfacial Effects

Wu, Qiang; Ji, Chenlu; Altman, Michael Scott

Super-diffusive Motion of the Pb Wetting Layer on the Si(111) Surface

Bulletin of the American Physical Society, v. 58, (1), March 2013
Altman, M.S.; Man, K.L.; Loy, M.M.T.; Tringides, M.C.

Article 2

A Contrast Transfer Function approach for image calculations in standard and aberration-corrected LEEM and PEEM

Ultramicroscopy, v. 115, April 2012, p. 88-108
Schramm, S.M.; Pang, A.B.; Altman, M.S.; Tromp, R.M.

Low energy electron microscopy and photoemission electron microscopy investigation of graphene

Journal of physics. Condensed matter, v. 24, (31), August 2012, article number 314209
Man, K.L.; Altman, M.S.

Book chapter 1

Low-energy Electron Microscopy

Characterization of Materials; 2nd ed. v. 2 / Edited by Elton N. Kaufmann. John Wiley & Sons, 2012, p. 1808-1826
Flege, J.I.; Tang, W.X.; Altman, M.S.

Conference paper 5

Growth, Magnetism, and Ferromagnetic “Gap” in Fe Films on the W(111) Surface

Symposium on Surface and Nano Science, Shizukuish, Japan, 9-12 January 2012
Altman, M.S.

Lattice Rotations, Distortions and Dilations in graphene on Ru(0001)

8th International Workshop on LEEM/PEEM, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, 11-15 November 2012
Yu, Ka Man; Man, K.L.; Altman, M.S.

Lattice Rotations, Distortions and Dilations in Graphene on Ru(0001)

Symposium on Surface Science, Lund University, Åre, Sweden, 3-9 March 2013
Altman, M.S.

Quantum Size Effect in Fe Films on the Cu-covered W(110) Surface

8th International Workshop on LEEM/PEEM, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, 11-15 November 2012
Wu, Qiang; Altman, M.S.

Super-diffusive Motion of the Pb Wetting Layer on the Si(111) Surface

8th International Workshop on LEEM/PEEM, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, 11-15 November 2012
Man, K.L.; Tringides, M.C.; Loy, M.M.T.; Altman, M.S.

Article 2

C₆₀ on the Pt(111) surface: Structural tuning of electronic properties

Physical Review B, v. 84, (23), December 2011
Shi, Xingqiang; Pang, Angbo; Man, Kalun; Zhang, Ruiqin; Minot, Christian; Altman, Michael S.; Van Hove, Michel A. Van

Small-angle lattice rotations in graphene on Ru(0001)

Physical Review B, v. 84, (23), December 2011
K. L. Man; M. S. Altman

Book chapter 1

Wetting Layer Super-Diffusive Motion and QSE Growth in Pb/Si

Nanophenomena at Surfaces: Fundamentals of Exotic Condensed Matter Properties / Editor: Michail Michailov. Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer-Verlag, 2011, p. 39-65, Part of the Springer Series in Surface Sciences book series (SSSUR, volume 47)
Tringides, M.C.; Hupalo, M.; Man, Ka Lun Michael; Loy, Michael Ming-tak; Altman, Michael S.

Conference paper 4

Collective Super Diffusive Motion of the Pb Wetting Layer on Si(111)

8th International Symposium on Atomic Level Characterization for New Materials and Devices, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Seoul, S. Korea, JSPS 141 Commmittee Activity Report, pp. 356-358, 2011
Man, K.L.; Tringides, M.C.; Loy, M.M.T.; Altman, M.S.

Collective Super Diffusive Motion of the Pb Wetting Layer on Si(111)

March meeting of the American Physical Society, Dallas, Texas, U.S.A., 21-25 March 2011
Man, K.L.; Tringides, M.C.; Loy, M.M.T.; Altman, M.S.

Moiré Twist in Graphene on Ru(0001)

Symposium on Surface Science, organized by UPV/EHU Centro Física de Materiales DIPC, Baqueira-Beret, Spain, 6-12 March 2011
Man, K.L.; Greber, Thomas; Altman, M.S.

Wetting Layers in Nanostructure Formation at Surfaces (Invited)

Symposium on Surface and Nano Science 2010, organized by The Applied Physics Society of Japan, Shizukuishi, Japan, 25-28 January 2010
Altman, M.S.

Article 4

Co prefers the aisle seat

Science, v. 327, (5967), 2010, Feb, p. 789-790
Altman, M.S.

Quantum size effect driven thermal decomposition of Ag films on Fe(100) in the presence of pinhole-growth morphological defects

Physical Review B, v. 81, (4), January 2010
Man, K.L.; Qiu, Z.Q.; Altman, M.S.

Spin polarized field emission from Fe and Co-coated W tips

Surface science, v. 604, (11-12), 2010, JUN 15, p. 1055-1059
Niu, Y.R.; Altman, M.S.

Trends in low energy electron microscopy

Journal OF physics-condensed MATTER, v. 22, (8), 2010, MAR 3
Altman, M.S.

Conference paper 5

Adatom-Vacancy Mechanism of Step Motion on the Si(111) (1x1) Surface

Symposium on Surface Science '10, organized by the Technichal University of Vienna, St. Christoph am Arlberg, Austria, 2 - 8 March
Man, Ka Lun; Pang, Angbo; Altman, Michael S.

Anomolous Mass Transport in the Pb Wetting layer on the Si(111) Surface

International Vacuum Congress-18, IUPAP, Beijing, China, 27 August 2010
Man, K.L.; Tringides, M.C.; Loy, M.M.T.; Altman, M.S.

Low Energy Electron Microscopy (Invited)

Workshop on LEEM/PEEM-7, organized by IBM, New York, New York, U.S.A., 8-13 August 2010
Altman, M.S.

Mechanisms of Surface Mass Transport that Mediate Step Morphological Evolution

Symposium on Surface and Nano Science '10, organized by the Japan Society of Applied Physics, Shizukuishi, Japan, 27-30 January
Man, Ka Lun; Pang, Angbo; Altman, Michael S.

SPLEEM Investigations of Fe Films on the W(111) Surface

Workshop on LEEM/PEEM-7, organized by IBM, New York, New York, U.S.A., 8-13 August 2010
Wu, Qiang; Niu, Yuran; Zdyb, Ryszard; Pavlovska, Anastassia; Bauer, Ernst; Altman, M.S.

Article 2

Fourier optics of image formation in LEEM

Journal OF physics-condensed MATTER, v. 21, (31), 2009, AUG 5, article number 314006
Pang, A.B.; Mueller, Th; Altman, M.S.; Bauer, Ernst

Superparamagnetic limit to spin-polarized vacuum tunneling from Fe-coated W(001) tips

Applied Physics Letters, v. 95, (20), November 2009, article number 203113
Niu, Y.R.; Altman, M.S.

Conference paper 7

Anomalous Mass Transport in the Pb Wetting Layer on the Si(111) Surface

Surface Kinetics International, organized by the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.A., 20-22 March
Altman, Michael S.

Anomalous Mass Transport in the Pb Wetting Layer on the Si(111) Surface

Symposium on Surface Science ‘09, organized by EMPA Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research, St. Moritz, Switzerland, 8-14 March
Man, Ka Lun; Yim, Chi Ming; Tringides, Michael; Loy, Michael M.T.; Altman, Michael S.

Fourier Optics of Image Formation in LEEM

7th International Symposium on Atomic Level Characterization for New Materials and Devices, organized by the Microbeam Analysis 141 Committee of the Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), Maui, Hawaii, U.S.A., 6-11 December
Pang, Angbo; Mueller, Thomas; Altman, Michael S.; Bauer, Ernst

LEEM of Surface Diffusion and Mass Transport Phenomena

International Workshop on Surfaces and Nanostructure Characterization, organized by the University Marie Curie Sklodowska, Lublin, Poland, 15 April
Altman, Michael S.

LEEM Studies of Island Coarsening and Mass Transport at Surfaces

7th International Symposium on Atomic Level Characterization for New Materials and Devices, organized by the Microbeam Analysis 141 Committee of the Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), , Maui, Hawaii, U.S.A., 6-11 December
Man, Ka Lun; Pang, Angbo; Altman, Michael S.

Quantum Size Effects in Film Morphology

Symposium on Surface and Nano Science '09, organized by the Japan Society of Applied Physics, Shizukuishi, Japan, 27-30 January
Altman, Michael S.

Spin Polarized Field Emission from Fe/W(001) Tips

7th International Symposium on Atomic Level Characterization for New Materials and Devices, organized by the Microbeam Analysis 141 Committee of the Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), Maui, Hawaii, U.S.A., 6-11 December
Niu, Yuran; Altman, Michael S.

Article 3

Anomalous Mass Transport in the Pb Wetting Layer on the Si(111) Surface

Physical Review Letters, v. 101, (22), 2008, Nov, article number 226102
Man, Ka Lun Michael; Tringides, Michael C.; Loy, Michael M.T.; Altman, Michael S.

Low-energy electron microscopy of CO/Pt(111) surface diffusion by nonequilibrium coverage profile evolution

Physical Review B, v. 78, (15), October 2008
Yim, Chi Ming; Man, Ka Lun Michael; Xiao, Xudong; Altman, Michael Scott

Step line tension and step morphological evolution on the Si(111) (1x1) surface

Physical Review B, v. 77, (11), March 2008
Pang, Angbo; Man, Ka Lun Michael; Altman, Michael Scott; Stasevich, T.J.; Szalma, F.; Einstein, T.L.

Conference paper 10

Anomalous Diffusion in Pb/Si(111): Kinetic Pathway to Self-organized Quantum Island Growth

4th Vacuum and Surface Sciences Conference of Asia and Australia, organized by the Vacuum Society of Japan, Matsue, Japan, 28-31 October
Man, Ka Lun; Loy, Michael M.T.; Tringides, Michael; Altman, Michael S.

Anomalous Mass Transport in the Pb Wetting Layer on the Si(111) Surface

6th International Conference on LEEM/PEEM, organized by Elletra Sinchrotrone Trieste, Trieste, Italy, 7-11 September
Man, Ka Lun; Loy, Michael M.T.; Tringides, Michael; Altman, Michael S.

Fourier Optics Calculation of LEEM Step Contrast

6th International Conference on LEEM/PEEM, organized by Elletra Sinchrotrone Trieste, Trieste, Italy, 7-11 September
Pang, Angbo; Mueller, Thomas; Altman, Michael S.; Bauer, Ernst

LEEM and SPLEEM Studies of Materials for Spin-Polarized Vacuum Tunneling Applications

Workshop on Magnetic Imaging of Surfaces and Nanostructures, organized by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, 21 November
Niu, Yuran; Altman, Michael S.

LEEM and SPLEEM Studies of Materials for Vacuum Tunneling Applications

Spring Meeting of the Materials Research Society, organized by the Materials Research Society, San Francisco, California, U.S.A., 24 - 28 March 2008
Niu, Yuran; Man, Ka Lun; Zdyb, Ryszard; Altman, Michael; Bauer, Ernst

LEEM Study of Surface Diffusion by Non-Equilibrium Concentration Profile Evolution

Spring Meeting of the Materials Research Society 2008, organized by the Materials Research Society, San Francisco, California, U.S.A., 24 - 28 March 2008
Yim, Chi Ming; Man, Ka Lun; Xiao, Xudong; Altman, Michael

Low Energy Electron Microscopy

Spring Meeting of the Materials Research Society, organized by the Materials Research Society, San Francisco, California, U.S.A., 24 - 28 March 2008
Altman, Michael

Non-Equilibrium Coverage Profile Evolution of Atoms and Molecules

Symposium on Surface and Nano Science '08, organized by The Japan Society of Applied Physics, Appi Kogen, Japan, 22 - 25 January 2008
Yim, Chi Ming; Man, Ka Lun; Altman, Michael

Spin Polarized Vacuum Tunnelling from Ultrathin Magnetic Films

COE Seminar of Self Organization at Solid Surfaces, organized by Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan, 21 - 22 January 2008
Niu, Yuran; Altman, Michael

Step Line Tension and Kinetics of Step Motion on the Si(111) (1x1) Surface

Symposium on Surface Science '08, organized by the Technichal University of Vienna, St. Christoph am Arlberg, Austria, 2 - 8 March 2008
Man, Ka Lun; Pang, Angbo; Stasevich, Timothy; Szalma, Ferenc; Einstein, Theodore; Altman, Michael

Article 3

Critical terrace width for step flow growth: Effect of attachment-detachment asymmetry and step permeability

Physical Review B, v. 75, (24), June 2007
Ranguelov, Bogdan S.; Altman, Michael Scott; Markov, Ivan V.

Kinetic length and step permeability on the Si(111) (1 x 1) surface

Surface science, v. 601, (20), 2007, OCT 15, p. 4669-4674
Man, K.L.; Pang, A.B.; Altman, M.S.

Vibrational Entropy-Driven Dealloying of Mo(100) and W(100) Surface Alloys

Surface Science, v. 601, (16), August 2007, p. L95-L101
Man, Ka Lun Michael; Feng, Y.J.; Chan, Che Ting; Altman, Michael Scott

Conference paper 6

Detecting Surface Diffusion Inhomogeneities through LEEM Observations of Non-Equilibrium Concentration Profile Evolution

6th International Symposium on Atomic Level Characterization for New Materials and Devices,organized by the Microbeam Analysis 141 Committeee of the Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), Kanazawa, Japan, 26 October - 2 November, 2007
Yim, Chi Ming; Man, Ka Lun; Altman, Michael

Kinetics of Step Motion During Growth, Coarsening and Sublimation

9th International Conference on Atomically Controlled Surfaces, Interfaces and Nanostructures, organized by the Japan Society of Applied Physics, Tokyo, Japan, 11-15 November 2007
Man, Ka Lun; Pang, Angbo; Stasevich, Timonthy; Szalma, Ferenc; Einstein, Theodore; Altman, Michael

Kinetics of Step Motion During Growth, Coarsening and Sublimation

Symposium on Surface and Nano Science, organized by The Japan Society of Applied Physics, Appi Kogen, Japan, 23 - 26 January
Man, Ka Lun; Pang, Angbo; Stasevich, Timothy; Szalma, Ferenc; Einstein, T.L.; Altman, Michael

Quantum Well Resonances in Thin Metal Films

ICFAM Workshop on Surface and Interface Science, organized by Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan, 26,27 January
Altman, Michael

Spin Polarized Electrons from Fe Coated Single Crystal W(100) Tips by Field Emission

12th International Workshop on Polarized Sources, Targets and Polarimetry, organized by Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York, U.S.A., 10 - 14 September 2007
Niu, Yuran; Altman, Michael

Temperature Dependence of the Step Line Tension and Island Decay on the Si(111) (1x1) Surface

March Meeting of the American Physical Society, organized by the American Physical Society, Denver, Colorado, Uunited States, 4-9 March 2007
Man, Ka Lun; Pang, Angbo; Stasevich, Timothy; Szalma, Ferenc; Einstein, T.L.; Altman, Michael

Article 3

Formation kinetics of the Mo(100)-Ag c(2×2) surface alloy

Physical Review B, v. 74, (8), August 2006
K. L. Man; Y. J. Feng; M. S. Altman

Growth and oxidation of Cr films on the W(100) surface

Surface science, v. 600, (5), 2006, MAR 1, p. 1060-1070
Man, KL; Guo, Q.; Altman, MS

Kinetic regime of step motion on the Si(111) (1 x 1) surface

Surface and interface analysis, v. 38, (12-13), 2006, DEC, p. 1632-1635
Man, K.L.; Tang, W.X.; Jin, X.F.; Altman, M.S.

Conference paper 8

Exploiting Quantum Well Resonances in Low Energy Electron Microscopy

Symposium on Physics and Chemistry of Metallic Quantum Sized Films and Related Nanostructures, organized by the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 6-8 November
Altman, Michael

Formation and Vibrational Entropy-Driven Disordering of Mo(100) and W(100) Surface Alloys

March Meeting of the American Physical Society organized by the American Physical Society, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.,, 13 - 17 March 2006
Altman, Michael

Formation Kinetics and Vibrational Entropy Driven Disordering of Mo(100) and W(100) Surface Alloys

Symposium on Surface Physics, organized by The Japan Society of Applied Physics Shizukuishi, Japan, 11 - 13 January
Altman, Michael

In-Situ Low Energy Electron Microscopy of Film Growth

Fall Meeting of the Materials Research Society, organized by the Materials Research Society, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A., 25 November - 1 December
Altman, Michael

Kinetics of Atomic Step Motion During Growth and Decay at Surfaces

5th International Conference on LEEM/PEEM, organized by The Japan Society of Applied Physics, Himeji, Japan, 15-19 October
Man, Ka Lun; Pang, Angbo; Altman, Michael

Low Energy Electron Microscopy Investigation of CO Adsorption and Diffusion on the Pt(111) Surface

5th International Conference on LEEM/PEEM, organized by the Japan Society of Applied Physics, Himeji, Japan, 15-19 October
Yim, Chi Ming; Man, Ka Lun; Altman, Michael

Quantum effects in low energy electron microscopy: A 3D view of thin film growth and structure

Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings, v. 967, 2006, p. 38-58
Altman, M.S.

Temperature Dependence of the Step Line Tension and Island Decay on the Si(111) (1x1) Surface

5th International Conference on LEEM/PEEM, organized by the Japan Society for Applied Physics, Himeji, Japan, 15-19 October
Pang, Angbo; Man, Ka Lun; Stasevich, Timothy; Szalma, Ferenc; Einstein, T.L.; Altman, Michael

Article 4

Low energy electron microscopy of quantum well resonances in Ag films on W(110)

Journal OF physics-condensed MATTER, v. 17, (16, Sp. Iss. SI), 2005, APR 27, p. S1305-S1310
Altman, MS

Low-energy electron microscopy of layer spacings and quantum electronic structure of ultrathin films

Surface and interface analysis, v. 37, (2), 2005, FEB, p. 235-238
Man, IKH; Altman, MS

Spin-Dependent Fabry-Pérot Interference from a Cu Thin Film Grown on fcc Co(001)

Physical Review Letters, v. 94, (2), 2005, Jan, article number 027201
Wu, Yizheng; Schmid, Andreas K.; Altman, Michael S.; Jin, Xiaofeng; Qiu, Ziqiang

Ultrathin chromium oxide films on the W(100) surface

JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B, v. 109, (44), 2005, NOV 10, p. 20968-20972
Guo, DH; Guo, QL; Altman, MS; Wang, EG

Conference paper 4

Formation and Vibrational Entropy Driven Disordering of Mo(100) and W(100) Surface Alloys

52nd International Symposium of the AVS, organized by the AVS Science and Technology Society, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A., 31 October - 4 November 2005
Altman, Michael

Kinetic limitations in two-and three-dimensional growth

Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings, v. 849, 2005, p. 81-89
Man, K.L.; Tang, W.X.; Huang, H.; Altman, M.S.

Low Energy Electron Microscopy of the Atomic Step Motion in Growth and Decay of Surfaces

5th International Symposium on Atomic Level Characterization for New Materials and Devices, organized by the Microbeam Analysis 141 Committeee of the Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), Kona, Hawaii, U.S.A.,, 5-10 December 2005
Altman, Michael

Step Permeability on the Pt(111) Surface

March Meeting of the American Physical Society, organized by the Americal Physical Society, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A., 21-25 March
Altman, M.S.

Article 1

Kinetic Limitations in Electronic Growth of Ag Films on Fe(100)

Physical Review Letters, v. 93, (23), 2004, Dec, article number 236104
Man, Ka Lun Michael; Qiu, Ziqiang; Altman, Michael S.

Conference paper 4

Kinetic Limitations in Two- and Three-Dimensional Growth

Fall Meeting of the Materials Research Society, organized by the Materials Research Society, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A., 29 November - 3 December
Altman, M.S.

Quantum Effects in Low-Energy Electron Microscopy: a 3-D probe of Nanostructure

March Meeting of the American Physical Society, organized by the American Physical Society, Montreal, Canada, 22-26 March
Altman, Michael

Quantum Electronic Structure, Thermal Stability and Novel Growth of Ag/Fe(100)

4th International Conference on LEEM/PEEM, organized by MESA Research Institute, The University of Twente, Twente, The Netherlands, 9-13 May
Altman, Michael

Quantum Well Resonances and Electronic Growth of Ag/Fe(100)

The 3rd International Workshop on Surface, Interface and Thin Film Physics, organized by Fudan University, Shanghai, P.R. China, 27-29 May
Altman, Michael

Article 4

Growth Morphology, Structure, and Magnetism of Ultrathin Co Films on W(111)

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, v. 67, (18), May 2003, article number 184402
Man, Ka Lun Michael; Zdyb, Ryszard; Huang, S.F.; Leung, Tsan-Chuen; Chan, Che Ting; Bauer, Ernst G.; Altman, Michael S.

Layer Spacings in Coherently Strained Epitaxial Metal Films

Physical Review Letters, v. 90, (21), May 2003, article number 216105
Chung, W.F.; Feng, Y.J.; Poon, H.C.; Chan, Che Ting; Tong, Shuk Yin; Altman, Michael S.

Spin-polarized vacuum tunneling in field emission from Co-coated W(111) tips

Journal of applied physics, v. 94, (7), 2003, OCT 1, p. 4670-4675
Bryl, R.; Altman, MS

Step effects on diffusion near a substrate reconstructive phase transition: H on W(100)

Physical Review B, v. 68, (7), 2003, Aug, article number 075422
Cai, Lei; Zheng, Chaozhi; Man, Ka Lun Michael; Altman, Michael S.; Granato, Enzo; Ala-Nissila, Tapio; Ying, Seechen; Xiao, Xudong

Conference paper 5

Equilibrium Domain Wall Fluctuations in Perpendicularly Magnetized Fe/Cu(100) Films

March Meeting of the American Physical Society, organized by the American Physical Society, Austin, Texas, U.S.A.
Man, Ka Lun; Schmid, A.K.; Bartelt, N.C.; Altman, Michael S.

Kinetic Length, Step Permeability and Kinetic Coefficient Asymmetry on the Si(111)(7x7) Surface

March Meeting of the American Physical Society, organized by the American Physical Society, Austin, Texas, U.S.A.
Chung, W.F.; Altman, Michael S.

Low Energy Electron Microscopy of the Quantum Electronic Properties and Stability of Ag films on Fe(100)

50th International Symposium of the American Vacuum Society, organized by the AVS Science and Technology Society, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A., 3-8 November
Altman, Michael

Low Energy Electron Microscopy of the Quantum Electronic Properties, Stability and Structure of Ultrathin Films

4th International Symposium on Atomic Level Characterization for New Materials and Devices, organized by The Microbeam Analysis 141 Committee of the Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), Kauai, Hawaii, U.S.A.,, 5-10 October
Altman, Michael

Magnetic domain wall energies in Fe/Cu(100) measured from direct observations of thermal fluctuations using SPLEEM

Microscopy and Microanalysis, v. 9, (SUPPL. 2), 2003, p. 134-135
Schmid, A.K.; Man, K.L.; Bartelt, N.C.; Poppa, H.; Altman, M.S.

Article 5

Growth shapes of Ag crystallites on the Si(111) surface

JOURNAL OF VACUUM SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY B, v. 20, (6), 2002, NOV-DEC, p. 2492-2495
Tang, WX; Man, KL; Huang, HC; Woo, CH; Altman, MS

Kinetic length, step permeability, and kinetic coefficient asymmetry on the Si(111) (7×7) surface

Physical Review B, v. 66, (7), August 2002
Chung, W.F.; Altman, Michael Scott

Modification of initial growth and magnetism in Fe/Cu(100)

Physical Review B, v. 65, (2), January 2002, Article number 024409, p. 244091-2440911
Man, Michael Kalun; Ling, W.L.; Paik, Silena Y.; Poppa, Helmut R.; Altman, Michael Scott; Qiu, Ziqiang

Surface Diffusion Anomaly near a Substrate Phase Transition: H on W(100)

Physical Review Letters, v. 88, (22), 2002, June, p. 226105/1-226105/4
Cai, Lei; Altman, Michael S.; Granato, Enzo; Ala-Nissilä, Tapio; Ying, Seechen; Xiao, Xudong

The Transition to Step Flow Growth on the Clean and Surfactant Covered Si(111) Surface Studied by In-situ LEEM

International Journal of Modern Physics b, v. 16, (28-29), 2002, NOV 20, p. 4353-4362
Chung, WF; Bromann, K.; Altman, MS

Conference paper 8

Facet-Facet Barrier on Surfaces: Proposal and Experimental Validation

Materials Research Society Symposium - Proceedings, v. 749, 2002, p. 367-371
Huang, H.; Woo, C.H.; Wei, H.L.; Liu, S.J.; Zhang, X.X.; Altman, M.; Wang, E.G.

In-situ Characterization of Growth Kinetics on Semiconductors by LEEM

The 8th International Conference on Electronic Materials, the International Union of Materials Research Societies, Xian, China
Altman, M.S.

Kinetic Limitations in Growth and Decay at Surfaces

Second Vacuum and Surface Sciences Conference of Asia and Australia, organized by the Vacuum Societies of Australia, China, India, Korea and Japan, Hong Kong
Altman, Michael S.

Kinetic Limitations in Growth at Surfaces

Annual Conference of the Physical Society of Hong Kong
Altman, M.S.

Special issue: Advance characterization of electronic materials - Proceedings of the symposium H of the 8th IUMRS International Conference on the Electronic Materials (IUMRS-ICEM2002): Preface

International Journal of Modern Physics B, v. 16, (28-29), 2002, Nov, p. ii
Chen, Zhiming; Xu, Jianbin; Altman, Michael S.; Wang, Jiannong

Spin Polarized Vacuum Tunnelling in Field Emission from Co-Coated W(111) Tips

Man, Ka Lun Michael; Bryl, Robert; Zdyb, Ryszard; Leung, Tsan-Chuen; Chan, Che Ting; Bauer, Ernst; Altman, Michael Scott

The Three-Dimensional Schwoebel-Ehrlich Barrier in Ag Crystallite Growth on Si(111)

3rd LEEM/PEEM Workshop organized by Sandia National Laboratories and the American Vacuum Society, Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.A.
Tang, W.X.; Man, K.L.; Huang, Hanchen; Altman, M.S.

The Three-Dimensional Schwoebel-Ehrlich Barrier in Ag Crystallite Growth on Si(111)

49th International Symposium of the American Vacuum Society, Colorado, U.S.A.
Tang, Wenxin; Man, Ka Lun; Huang, Hanchen; Altman, Michael S.

Article 4

Micromagnetic and microcrystalline structure of ultrathin Co layers on W single crystal surfaces

Surface science, v. 480, (3), 2001, JUN 1, p. 145-152
Duden, T.; Zdyb, R.; Altman, MS; Bauer, E.

Quantum size effect in low energy electron diffraction of thin films

Applied surface science, v. 169, 2001, JAN 15, p. 82-87
Altman, MS; Chung, WF; He, ZQ; Poon, HC; Tong, SY

Spin polarized low energy electron microscopy investigations of magnetic transitions in Fe/Cu(100)

Surface science, v. 480, (3), 2001, JUN 1, p. 163-172
Man, KL; Altman, MS; Poppa, H.

The miniature cylindrical mirror analyzer: A new tool for surface analysis

Review of scientific instruments, v. 72, (8), 2001, AUG, p. 3362-3365
Grzelakowski, K.; Man, KL; Altman, MS

Conference paper 1

Step Motion and Morphology on Si(111)

15th International Conference on Solid Surfaces/15th International Vacuum Congress & 48th International Symposium of the American Vacuum Society, organized by the IUVSTA and AVS, San Francisco, California, U.S.A.
Altman, M.S.

Article 1

Ordered Alloying of Pd with the Mo(l00) Surface

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, v. 62, (12), September 2000, p. 8366-8375
Wu, D.; Lau, W.K.; He, Z.Q.; Feng, Y.J.; Altman, Michael Scott; Chan, Che Ting

Article 5

Ag(111) electron band structure and channeling by VLEED

Surface science, v. 402, (1-3), 1998, MAY 15, p. 697-700
Bartos, I.; Van Hove, MA; Chung, WF; He, Z.; Altman, MS

LEEM determination of critical terrace widths for Si/Si(111) step flow growth

Surface review and letters, v. 5, (1), 1998, FEB, p. 27-30
Altman, MS; Chung, WF; Franz, T.

LEEM phase contrast

Surface review and letters, v. 5, (6), 1998, DEC, p. 1129-1141
Altman, MS; Chung, WF; Liu, CH

Low energy electron diffraction analysis of ultrathin Ag films on W(110)

Surface review and letters, v. 5, (6), 1998, DEC, p. 1143-1149
Poon, HC; Tong, SY; Chung, WF; Altman, MS

Step contrast in low energy electron microscopy

Ultramicroscopy, v. 74, (4), 1998, SEP, p. 237-246
Chung, WF; Altman, MS

Article 2

Cu(111) electron band structure and channeling by VLEED

PHYSICA STATUS SOLIDI a-applied research, v. 163, (2), 1997, OCT, p. 455-464
Bartos, I.; Barbieri, A.; VanHove, MA; Chung, WF; Cai, Q.; Altman, MS

Leem studies of two-dimensional oxidation on W(110) surface

Wuli Xuebao/Acta Physica Sinica, v. 46, (6), 1997, p. 1053-1054
Qun, C.; Altman, M.S.

Conference paper 1

The Role of Diffusion in Step Flow Growth

NATO advanced study institutes series. Series B, Physics, v. 360, 1997, p. 227-233
Altman, MS

Article 4

Competing desorption pathways during epitaxial growth: LEEM investigation of Cu/W(110) heteroepitaxy

Physical Review B, v. 54, (20), 1996, Nov, p. 14673-14678
Luo, Enze; Cai, Qun; Chung, W.F.; Orr, Bradford G.; Altman, Michael S.

Cu(111) Electron Band Structure and Channeling by VLEED

Surface Science, v. 352-354, 1996, May 15, p. 660-664
Bartos, I.; Van Hove, M.A.; Altman, Michael S.

Interface effects in melting of Pb clusters on the Cu(111) surface

Applied surface science, v. 92, 1996, FEB, p. 331-334
Luo, EZ; Cai, Q.; Chung, WF; Altman, MS

LEEM/LEED investigation of reconstruction and initial oxidation of the W(001) surface

Surface science, v. 347, (3), 1996, FEB 20, p. 265-279
Altman, MS; Bauer, E.

Conference paper 1

Growth kinetics and structure of ultrathin copper films on the W(110) surface studied by LEEM

Evolution of Epitaxial Structure and Morphology; Boston, Massachusetts; USA; 27 Nov.-1 Dec. 1995, pp. 523-528. 1996
Altman, M.S.; Luo, E.Z.; Chung, W.F.; Orr, B.G.

Article 3

CU(111) SURFACE RELAXATION BY VLEED

Surface review and letters, v. 2, (4), 1995, AUG, p. 477-482
BARTOS, I.; JAROS, P.; BARBIERI, A.; VANHOVE, MA; CHUNG, WF; CAI, Q.; ALTMAN, MS

Evidence of a Pb(110) (2x2) reconstruction

Surface science, v. 344, (1-2), 1995, DEC 20, p. 65-69
Altman, MS

Reconstructions of the Pb(110) surface studied by low energy electron microscopy

Surface Science, Vol. 344, no. 1-2, pp. 51-64. 1995
Altman, MS; Bauer, E.

Conference paper 1

Role of surface steps in thin film growth and properties studied by LEEM

Materials Research Society symposia proceedings, v. 355, 1995, p. 235-246
ALTMAN, MS; CAI, Q.; CHUNG, WF; LUO, EZ; PINKVOS, H.; BAUER, E.

Conference paper 1

Step contrast in low energy electron microscopy

ELECTRON MICROSCOPY 1994, VOLS 2A AND 2B: APPLICATIONS IN MATERIALS SCIENCES, 1994, p. 1025-1026
ALTMAN, MS; CHUNG, WF

Article 1

Stress-induced, Microfacetted Reconstuction of the Pb(110) Surface

in The Structure of Surfaces IV, eds, 1993, p. 183-191
Altman, M.S.; Chiang, S.; Statiris, P.; Gustafsson, T.; Bauer, E.

Article 1

The Reaction of Oxygen With the Hot W(001) Surface Studied by Low Energy Electron Microscopy

J. Vac. Sci. Tech., v. 9, 1991, p. 659-
Altman, M.S.; Bauer, E.

Article 2

Order-disorder transition of the W(001) surface

Physical Review Letters, v. 62, (11), March 1989, p. 1294-1297
Robinson, I.K.; MacDowell, Alastair A.; Altman, Michael Scott; Estrup, Peder J.Z.; Evans-Lutterodt, Kenneth W.; Brock, Joel D.; Birgeneau, Robert J.

X-ray Study of W(001) with and without Hydrogen

J. Vac. Sci Technol., v. 7, 1989, p. 2209-
Evans-Lutterodt, K.; Birgeneau, R.J.; Specht, E.D.; Chung, J.W.; Brock, J.D.; Altman, M.S.; Estrup, P.J.; Robinson, I.K.; MacDowell, A.A.

Article 4

Multilayer reconstruction of the W(001) surface

Physical Review B, v.38, (8), September 1988
Altman, Michael Scott; Estrup, Peder J.Z.; Robinson, I.K.

Second Layer Displacements in the W(001) Reconstruction

The Structure of Surfaces, 1988, p. 183-191
Robinson, I.K.; Altman, M.S.; Estrup, P.J.

Spin Polarized Low Energy Electron Microscopy of Surface Magnetic Structure

in Magnetic Materials: Microstructure and Properties, ed. T. Suzuki, MRS Symposia Proceedings, v. 232, 1988, p.125-132.
Altman, M.S.; Pinkvos, H.; Hurst, J.; Poppa, H.; Marx, G.; Bauer, E.

X-ray Diffraction Study of the Multilayer W(001) Surface Reconstruction

J. Vac. Sci. Tech., v. 6, 1988, p. 630-
Altman, M.S.; Estrup, P.J.; Robinson, I.K.

Article 1

Phase Transformations of the H/W(110) and H/Mo(110) Surfaces

J. Vac. Sci. Technol., v. 5, 1987, p. 1045-
Altman, M.S.; Chung, J.W.; Estrup, P.J.; Kosterlitz, J.M.; Prybyla, J.; Sahu, D.; Ying, S.C.

2018 2

Reverse-engineering of graphene on metal surfaces: a case study of embedded ruthenium

NANOTECHNOLOGY, v. 29, (50), December 2018, article number 505601
Lii-Rosales, Ann; Han, Yong; Yu, Ka Man; Jing, Dapeng; Anderson, Nathaniel; Vaknin, David; Tringides, Michael C.; Evans, James W.; Altman, Michael Scott; Thiel, Patricia A.
Article

Wrinkles, Strain Relaxation and Manipulation in Graphene on Metals

Altman, Michael Scott
Conference paper

2017 5

Comparing Fourier Optics and Contrast Transfer Function Modeling of Image Formation in Low Energy Electron Microscopy

Ultramicroscopy, v.183, December 2017, p. 109-116, In Press, Corrected Proof
Yu, Ka Man; Locatelli, A.; Altman, Michael S.
Article

Defocus in cathode lens instruments

Ultramicroscopy, v.183, December 2017, p. 2-7
Tromp, R. M.; Altman, M. S.
Article

Fe on W(001) from Continuous Films to Nanoparticles: Growth and Magnetic Domain Structure

Physical Review B, v. 95, (6), February 2017, article number 064404
Niu, Yuran; Man, Ka Lun Michael; Pavlovska, Anastassia; Bauer, Ernst D.; Altman, Michael S.
Article

Ordinary and Supernumerary Resonant Scattering of Low Energy Electrons From the BiCu₂(111) Surface Alloy

New Journal of Physics, v. 19, (1), January 2017, article number 013024
Poelsema, Bene; Altman, Michael S.; Van Gastel, Raoul; Zandvliet, Harold J.W.; Van Houselt, Arie.
Article

Fe Oxide Thin Film Growth by Atomic Oxygen

Miao, Zichun; Yu, Ka Man; Altman, Michael Scott
Conference paper

2016 1

Controlling Magnetic Interfaces Using Ordered Surface Alloys

Physical Review B, v. 94, (13), October 2016, article number 134425
Ji, Chenlu; Wang, Zhe; Wu, Qiang; Huang, Li; Altman, Michael Scott
Article

2015 3

Probing Buried Magnetic Interface Structure with the Quantum Size Effect in Spin-dependent Electron Reflectivity

Ultramicroscopy, v. 159, December 2015, p. 530-535
Wu, Qiang; Altman, Michael S.
Article

Defects, Strain and Polymorphism in Graphene on Metals

Yu, Ka Man; Wang, Feifei; Altman, Michael S.
Conference paper

Modeling Image Formation in Low Energy Electron Microscopy

Wang, Qin; Altman, Michael S.
Conference paper

2014 6

Fe₃S₄ (greigite) formation by vapor-solid reaction

Journal of Materials Chemistry A: Materials for energy and sustainability, v. 2, (6), February 2014, p. 1903-1913
Bauer, Ernst; Man, Ka Lun Michael; Pavlovska, Anastassia; Locatelli, Andrea; Menteş, Tevfik Onur; Niño, Miguel Ángel; Altman, Michael S.
Article

Growth, reaction and nanowire formation of Fe on the ZnS(100) surface

Journal of physics. Condensed matter, v. 26, (31), August 2014, article number 315006
Man, Ka Lun Michael; Pavlovska, Anastassia; Bauer, Ernst; Locatelli, Andrea; Mentes, Tevfik O.; Nino, Miguel A.; Wong, George K.L.; Sou, Iam Keong; Altman, Michael S.
Article

Image Formation Using Fourier Optics and Contrast Transfer Function (Invited Tutorial Lecture Notes)

Altman, Michael Scott
Conference paper

Probing Buried Magnetic Interfaces with Spin Polarized Low Energy Electrons (Invited)

Altman, Michael Scott
Conference paper

Probing Buried Magnetic Interfaces with Spin-Polarized Low Energy Electrons

Wu, Q.; Ji, C.; Zdyb, R.; Bauer, E.; Altman, Michael Scott
Conference paper

Structure and Dynamics of Surfaces Revealed by LEEM and micro-LEED (Invited)

Altman, M.S.
Conference paper

2013 9

Foreword for the special issue on the Eighth International Workshop on Low Energy Electron Microscopy and Photoemission Electron Microscopy

Ultramicroscopy, v. 130, July 2013, p. 1
Altman, Michael S; Hibino, Hiroki; Jesson, David
Article

Growth, magnetism and ferromagnetic thickness gap in Fe films on the W(111) surface

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, v. 87, (10), March 2013, article number 104410
Wu, Qiang; Zdyb, Ryszard; Bauer, Ernst G.; Altman, Michael S.
Article

LEEM image phase contrast of MnAs stripes

Ultramicroscopy, v. 130, July 2013, p. 7-12
Pang, Angbo; Pavlovska, Anastassia; Däweritz, Lutz; Locatelli, A.; Bauer, Ernst; Altman, Michael S
Article

Spin polarized low energy electron microscopy of quantum well resonances in Fe films on the Cu-covered W(110) surface

Ultramicroscopy, v. 130, July 2013, p. 109-114
Wu, Qiang; Altman, M.S.
Article

Superdiffusive motion of the Pb wetting layer on the Si(111) surface

Physical Review Letters, v. 110, (3), January 2013, article number 036104
Man, Ka Lun Michael; M. C. Tringides; Loy, Michael Ming-tak; Altman, Michael Scott
Article

Lattice Rotations, Distortions and Dilations in Graphene on Ru(0001)

Altman, M.S.
Conference paper

Spin polarized low energy electron microscopy of magnetic thin film nanostructures

Altman, Michael Scott
Conference paper

SPLEEM Imaging of Thin Film Magnetic Interfacial Effects

Wu, Qiang; Ji, Chenlu; Altman, Michael Scott
Conference paper

Super-diffusive Motion of the Pb Wetting Layer on the Si(111) Surface

Bulletin of the American Physical Society, v. 58, (1), March 2013
Altman, M.S.; Man, K.L.; Loy, M.M.T.; Tringides, M.C.
Conference paper

2012 8

A Contrast Transfer Function approach for image calculations in standard and aberration-corrected LEEM and PEEM

Ultramicroscopy, v. 115, April 2012, p. 88-108
Schramm, S.M.; Pang, A.B.; Altman, M.S.; Tromp, R.M.
Article

Low energy electron microscopy and photoemission electron microscopy investigation of graphene

Journal of physics. Condensed matter, v. 24, (31), August 2012, article number 314209
Man, K.L.; Altman, M.S.
Article

Low-energy Electron Microscopy

Characterization of Materials; 2nd ed. v. 2 / Edited by Elton N. Kaufmann. John Wiley & Sons, 2012, p. 1808-1826
Flege, J.I.; Tang, W.X.; Altman, M.S.
Book chapter

Growth, Magnetism, and Ferromagnetic “Gap” in Fe Films on the W(111) Surface

Symposium on Surface and Nano Science, Shizukuish, Japan, 9-12 January 2012
Altman, M.S.
Conference paper

Lattice Rotations, Distortions and Dilations in graphene on Ru(0001)

8th International Workshop on LEEM/PEEM, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, 11-15 November 2012
Yu, Ka Man; Man, K.L.; Altman, M.S.
Conference paper

Lattice Rotations, Distortions and Dilations in Graphene on Ru(0001)

Symposium on Surface Science, Lund University, Åre, Sweden, 3-9 March 2013
Altman, M.S.
Conference paper

Quantum Size Effect in Fe Films on the Cu-covered W(110) Surface

8th International Workshop on LEEM/PEEM, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, 11-15 November 2012
Wu, Qiang; Altman, M.S.
Conference paper

Super-diffusive Motion of the Pb Wetting Layer on the Si(111) Surface

8th International Workshop on LEEM/PEEM, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, 11-15 November 2012
Man, K.L.; Tringides, M.C.; Loy, M.M.T.; Altman, M.S.
Conference paper

2011 7

C₆₀ on the Pt(111) surface: Structural tuning of electronic properties

Physical Review B, v. 84, (23), December 2011
Shi, Xingqiang; Pang, Angbo; Man, Kalun; Zhang, Ruiqin; Minot, Christian; Altman, Michael S.; Van Hove, Michel A. Van
Article

Small-angle lattice rotations in graphene on Ru(0001)

Physical Review B, v. 84, (23), December 2011
K. L. Man; M. S. Altman
Article

Wetting Layer Super-Diffusive Motion and QSE Growth in Pb/Si

Nanophenomena at Surfaces: Fundamentals of Exotic Condensed Matter Properties / Editor: Michail Michailov. Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer-Verlag, 2011, p. 39-65, Part of the Springer Series in Surface Sciences book series (SSSUR, volume 47)
Tringides, M.C.; Hupalo, M.; Man, Ka Lun Michael; Loy, Michael Ming-tak; Altman, Michael S.
Book chapter

Collective Super Diffusive Motion of the Pb Wetting Layer on Si(111)

8th International Symposium on Atomic Level Characterization for New Materials and Devices, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Seoul, S. Korea, JSPS 141 Commmittee Activity Report, pp. 356-358, 2011
Man, K.L.; Tringides, M.C.; Loy, M.M.T.; Altman, M.S.
Conference paper

Collective Super Diffusive Motion of the Pb Wetting Layer on Si(111)

March meeting of the American Physical Society, Dallas, Texas, U.S.A., 21-25 March 2011
Man, K.L.; Tringides, M.C.; Loy, M.M.T.; Altman, M.S.
Conference paper

Moiré Twist in Graphene on Ru(0001)

Symposium on Surface Science, organized by UPV/EHU Centro Física de Materiales DIPC, Baqueira-Beret, Spain, 6-12 March 2011
Man, K.L.; Greber, Thomas; Altman, M.S.
Conference paper

Wetting Layers in Nanostructure Formation at Surfaces (Invited)

Symposium on Surface and Nano Science 2010, organized by The Applied Physics Society of Japan, Shizukuishi, Japan, 25-28 January 2010
Altman, M.S.
Conference paper

2010 9

Co prefers the aisle seat

Science, v. 327, (5967), 2010, Feb, p. 789-790
Altman, M.S.
Article

Quantum size effect driven thermal decomposition of Ag films on Fe(100) in the presence of pinhole-growth morphological defects

Physical Review B, v. 81, (4), January 2010
Man, K.L.; Qiu, Z.Q.; Altman, M.S.
Article

Spin polarized field emission from Fe and Co-coated W tips

Surface science, v. 604, (11-12), 2010, JUN 15, p. 1055-1059
Niu, Y.R.; Altman, M.S.
Article

Trends in low energy electron microscopy

Journal OF physics-condensed MATTER, v. 22, (8), 2010, MAR 3
Altman, M.S.
Article

Adatom-Vacancy Mechanism of Step Motion on the Si(111) (1x1) Surface

Symposium on Surface Science '10, organized by the Technichal University of Vienna, St. Christoph am Arlberg, Austria, 2 - 8 March
Man, Ka Lun; Pang, Angbo; Altman, Michael S.
Conference paper

Anomolous Mass Transport in the Pb Wetting layer on the Si(111) Surface

International Vacuum Congress-18, IUPAP, Beijing, China, 27 August 2010
Man, K.L.; Tringides, M.C.; Loy, M.M.T.; Altman, M.S.
Conference paper

Low Energy Electron Microscopy (Invited)

Workshop on LEEM/PEEM-7, organized by IBM, New York, New York, U.S.A., 8-13 August 2010
Altman, M.S.
Conference paper

Mechanisms of Surface Mass Transport that Mediate Step Morphological Evolution

Symposium on Surface and Nano Science '10, organized by the Japan Society of Applied Physics, Shizukuishi, Japan, 27-30 January
Man, Ka Lun; Pang, Angbo; Altman, Michael S.
Conference paper

SPLEEM Investigations of Fe Films on the W(111) Surface

Workshop on LEEM/PEEM-7, organized by IBM, New York, New York, U.S.A., 8-13 August 2010
Wu, Qiang; Niu, Yuran; Zdyb, Ryszard; Pavlovska, Anastassia; Bauer, Ernst; Altman, M.S.
Conference paper

2009 9

Fourier optics of image formation in LEEM

Journal OF physics-condensed MATTER, v. 21, (31), 2009, AUG 5, article number 314006
Pang, A.B.; Mueller, Th; Altman, M.S.; Bauer, Ernst
Article

Superparamagnetic limit to spin-polarized vacuum tunneling from Fe-coated W(001) tips

Applied Physics Letters, v. 95, (20), November 2009, article number 203113
Niu, Y.R.; Altman, M.S.
Article

Anomalous Mass Transport in the Pb Wetting Layer on the Si(111) Surface

Surface Kinetics International, organized by the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.A., 20-22 March
Altman, Michael S.
Conference paper

Anomalous Mass Transport in the Pb Wetting Layer on the Si(111) Surface

Symposium on Surface Science ‘09, organized by EMPA Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research, St. Moritz, Switzerland, 8-14 March
Man, Ka Lun; Yim, Chi Ming; Tringides, Michael; Loy, Michael M.T.; Altman, Michael S.
Conference paper

Fourier Optics of Image Formation in LEEM

7th International Symposium on Atomic Level Characterization for New Materials and Devices, organized by the Microbeam Analysis 141 Committee of the Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), Maui, Hawaii, U.S.A., 6-11 December
Pang, Angbo; Mueller, Thomas; Altman, Michael S.; Bauer, Ernst
Conference paper

LEEM of Surface Diffusion and Mass Transport Phenomena

International Workshop on Surfaces and Nanostructure Characterization, organized by the University Marie Curie Sklodowska, Lublin, Poland, 15 April
Altman, Michael S.
Conference paper

LEEM Studies of Island Coarsening and Mass Transport at Surfaces

7th International Symposium on Atomic Level Characterization for New Materials and Devices, organized by the Microbeam Analysis 141 Committee of the Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), , Maui, Hawaii, U.S.A., 6-11 December
Man, Ka Lun; Pang, Angbo; Altman, Michael S.
Conference paper

Quantum Size Effects in Film Morphology

Symposium on Surface and Nano Science '09, organized by the Japan Society of Applied Physics, Shizukuishi, Japan, 27-30 January
Altman, Michael S.
Conference paper

Spin Polarized Field Emission from Fe/W(001) Tips

7th International Symposium on Atomic Level Characterization for New Materials and Devices, organized by the Microbeam Analysis 141 Committee of the Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), Maui, Hawaii, U.S.A., 6-11 December
Niu, Yuran; Altman, Michael S.
Conference paper

2008 13

Anomalous Mass Transport in the Pb Wetting Layer on the Si(111) Surface

Physical Review Letters, v. 101, (22), 2008, Nov, article number 226102
Man, Ka Lun Michael; Tringides, Michael C.; Loy, Michael M.T.; Altman, Michael S.
Article

Low-energy electron microscopy of CO/Pt(111) surface diffusion by nonequilibrium coverage profile evolution

Physical Review B, v. 78, (15), October 2008
Yim, Chi Ming; Man, Ka Lun Michael; Xiao, Xudong; Altman, Michael Scott
Article

Step line tension and step morphological evolution on the Si(111) (1x1) surface

Physical Review B, v. 77, (11), March 2008
Pang, Angbo; Man, Ka Lun Michael; Altman, Michael Scott; Stasevich, T.J.; Szalma, F.; Einstein, T.L.
Article

Anomalous Diffusion in Pb/Si(111): Kinetic Pathway to Self-organized Quantum Island Growth

4th Vacuum and Surface Sciences Conference of Asia and Australia, organized by the Vacuum Society of Japan, Matsue, Japan, 28-31 October
Man, Ka Lun; Loy, Michael M.T.; Tringides, Michael; Altman, Michael S.
Conference paper

Anomalous Mass Transport in the Pb Wetting Layer on the Si(111) Surface

6th International Conference on LEEM/PEEM, organized by Elletra Sinchrotrone Trieste, Trieste, Italy, 7-11 September
Man, Ka Lun; Loy, Michael M.T.; Tringides, Michael; Altman, Michael S.
Conference paper

Fourier Optics Calculation of LEEM Step Contrast

6th International Conference on LEEM/PEEM, organized by Elletra Sinchrotrone Trieste, Trieste, Italy, 7-11 September
Pang, Angbo; Mueller, Thomas; Altman, Michael S.; Bauer, Ernst
Conference paper

LEEM and SPLEEM Studies of Materials for Spin-Polarized Vacuum Tunneling Applications

Workshop on Magnetic Imaging of Surfaces and Nanostructures, organized by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, 21 November
Niu, Yuran; Altman, Michael S.
Conference paper

LEEM and SPLEEM Studies of Materials for Vacuum Tunneling Applications

Spring Meeting of the Materials Research Society, organized by the Materials Research Society, San Francisco, California, U.S.A., 24 - 28 March 2008
Niu, Yuran; Man, Ka Lun; Zdyb, Ryszard; Altman, Michael; Bauer, Ernst
Conference paper

LEEM Study of Surface Diffusion by Non-Equilibrium Concentration Profile Evolution

Spring Meeting of the Materials Research Society 2008, organized by the Materials Research Society, San Francisco, California, U.S.A., 24 - 28 March 2008
Yim, Chi Ming; Man, Ka Lun; Xiao, Xudong; Altman, Michael
Conference paper

Low Energy Electron Microscopy

Spring Meeting of the Materials Research Society, organized by the Materials Research Society, San Francisco, California, U.S.A., 24 - 28 March 2008
Altman, Michael
Conference paper

Non-Equilibrium Coverage Profile Evolution of Atoms and Molecules

Symposium on Surface and Nano Science '08, organized by The Japan Society of Applied Physics, Appi Kogen, Japan, 22 - 25 January 2008
Yim, Chi Ming; Man, Ka Lun; Altman, Michael
Conference paper

Spin Polarized Vacuum Tunnelling from Ultrathin Magnetic Films

COE Seminar of Self Organization at Solid Surfaces, organized by Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan, 21 - 22 January 2008
Niu, Yuran; Altman, Michael
Conference paper

Step Line Tension and Kinetics of Step Motion on the Si(111) (1x1) Surface

Symposium on Surface Science '08, organized by the Technichal University of Vienna, St. Christoph am Arlberg, Austria, 2 - 8 March 2008
Man, Ka Lun; Pang, Angbo; Stasevich, Timothy; Szalma, Ferenc; Einstein, Theodore; Altman, Michael
Conference paper

2007 9

Critical terrace width for step flow growth: Effect of attachment-detachment asymmetry and step permeability

Physical Review B, v. 75, (24), June 2007
Ranguelov, Bogdan S.; Altman, Michael Scott; Markov, Ivan V.
Article

Kinetic length and step permeability on the Si(111) (1 x 1) surface

Surface science, v. 601, (20), 2007, OCT 15, p. 4669-4674
Man, K.L.; Pang, A.B.; Altman, M.S.
Article

Vibrational Entropy-Driven Dealloying of Mo(100) and W(100) Surface Alloys

Surface Science, v. 601, (16), August 2007, p. L95-L101
Man, Ka Lun Michael; Feng, Y.J.; Chan, Che Ting; Altman, Michael Scott
Article

Detecting Surface Diffusion Inhomogeneities through LEEM Observations of Non-Equilibrium Concentration Profile Evolution

6th International Symposium on Atomic Level Characterization for New Materials and Devices,organized by the Microbeam Analysis 141 Committeee of the Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), Kanazawa, Japan, 26 October - 2 November, 2007
Yim, Chi Ming; Man, Ka Lun; Altman, Michael
Conference paper

Kinetics of Step Motion During Growth, Coarsening and Sublimation

9th International Conference on Atomically Controlled Surfaces, Interfaces and Nanostructures, organized by the Japan Society of Applied Physics, Tokyo, Japan, 11-15 November 2007
Man, Ka Lun; Pang, Angbo; Stasevich, Timonthy; Szalma, Ferenc; Einstein, Theodore; Altman, Michael
Conference paper

Kinetics of Step Motion During Growth, Coarsening and Sublimation

Symposium on Surface and Nano Science, organized by The Japan Society of Applied Physics, Appi Kogen, Japan, 23 - 26 January
Man, Ka Lun; Pang, Angbo; Stasevich, Timothy; Szalma, Ferenc; Einstein, T.L.; Altman, Michael
Conference paper

Quantum Well Resonances in Thin Metal Films

ICFAM Workshop on Surface and Interface Science, organized by Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan, 26,27 January
Altman, Michael
Conference paper

Spin Polarized Electrons from Fe Coated Single Crystal W(100) Tips by Field Emission

12th International Workshop on Polarized Sources, Targets and Polarimetry, organized by Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York, U.S.A., 10 - 14 September 2007
Niu, Yuran; Altman, Michael
Conference paper

Temperature Dependence of the Step Line Tension and Island Decay on the Si(111) (1x1) Surface

March Meeting of the American Physical Society, organized by the American Physical Society, Denver, Colorado, Uunited States, 4-9 March 2007
Man, Ka Lun; Pang, Angbo; Stasevich, Timothy; Szalma, Ferenc; Einstein, T.L.; Altman, Michael
Conference paper

2006 11

Formation kinetics of the Mo(100)-Ag c(2×2) surface alloy

Physical Review B, v. 74, (8), August 2006
K. L. Man; Y. J. Feng; M. S. Altman
Article

Growth and oxidation of Cr films on the W(100) surface

Surface science, v. 600, (5), 2006, MAR 1, p. 1060-1070
Man, KL; Guo, Q.; Altman, MS
Article

Kinetic regime of step motion on the Si(111) (1 x 1) surface

Surface and interface analysis, v. 38, (12-13), 2006, DEC, p. 1632-1635
Man, K.L.; Tang, W.X.; Jin, X.F.; Altman, M.S.
Article

Exploiting Quantum Well Resonances in Low Energy Electron Microscopy

Symposium on Physics and Chemistry of Metallic Quantum Sized Films and Related Nanostructures, organized by the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 6-8 November
Altman, Michael
Conference paper

Formation and Vibrational Entropy-Driven Disordering of Mo(100) and W(100) Surface Alloys

March Meeting of the American Physical Society organized by the American Physical Society, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.,, 13 - 17 March 2006
Altman, Michael
Conference paper

Formation Kinetics and Vibrational Entropy Driven Disordering of Mo(100) and W(100) Surface Alloys

Symposium on Surface Physics, organized by The Japan Society of Applied Physics Shizukuishi, Japan, 11 - 13 January
Altman, Michael
Conference paper

In-Situ Low Energy Electron Microscopy of Film Growth

Fall Meeting of the Materials Research Society, organized by the Materials Research Society, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A., 25 November - 1 December
Altman, Michael
Conference paper

Kinetics of Atomic Step Motion During Growth and Decay at Surfaces

5th International Conference on LEEM/PEEM, organized by The Japan Society of Applied Physics, Himeji, Japan, 15-19 October
Man, Ka Lun; Pang, Angbo; Altman, Michael
Conference paper

Low Energy Electron Microscopy Investigation of CO Adsorption and Diffusion on the Pt(111) Surface

5th International Conference on LEEM/PEEM, organized by the Japan Society of Applied Physics, Himeji, Japan, 15-19 October
Yim, Chi Ming; Man, Ka Lun; Altman, Michael
Conference paper

Quantum effects in low energy electron microscopy: A 3D view of thin film growth and structure

Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings, v. 967, 2006, p. 38-58
Altman, M.S.
Conference paper

Temperature Dependence of the Step Line Tension and Island Decay on the Si(111) (1x1) Surface

5th International Conference on LEEM/PEEM, organized by the Japan Society for Applied Physics, Himeji, Japan, 15-19 October
Pang, Angbo; Man, Ka Lun; Stasevich, Timothy; Szalma, Ferenc; Einstein, T.L.; Altman, Michael
Conference paper

2005 8

Low energy electron microscopy of quantum well resonances in Ag films on W(110)

Journal OF physics-condensed MATTER, v. 17, (16, Sp. Iss. SI), 2005, APR 27, p. S1305-S1310
Altman, MS
Article

Low-energy electron microscopy of layer spacings and quantum electronic structure of ultrathin films

Surface and interface analysis, v. 37, (2), 2005, FEB, p. 235-238
Man, IKH; Altman, MS
Article

Spin-Dependent Fabry-Pérot Interference from a Cu Thin Film Grown on fcc Co(001)

Physical Review Letters, v. 94, (2), 2005, Jan, article number 027201
Wu, Yizheng; Schmid, Andreas K.; Altman, Michael S.; Jin, Xiaofeng; Qiu, Ziqiang
Article

Ultrathin chromium oxide films on the W(100) surface

JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B, v. 109, (44), 2005, NOV 10, p. 20968-20972
Guo, DH; Guo, QL; Altman, MS; Wang, EG
Article

Formation and Vibrational Entropy Driven Disordering of Mo(100) and W(100) Surface Alloys

52nd International Symposium of the AVS, organized by the AVS Science and Technology Society, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A., 31 October - 4 November 2005
Altman, Michael
Conference paper

Kinetic limitations in two-and three-dimensional growth

Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings, v. 849, 2005, p. 81-89
Man, K.L.; Tang, W.X.; Huang, H.; Altman, M.S.
Conference paper

Low Energy Electron Microscopy of the Atomic Step Motion in Growth and Decay of Surfaces

5th International Symposium on Atomic Level Characterization for New Materials and Devices, organized by the Microbeam Analysis 141 Committeee of the Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), Kona, Hawaii, U.S.A.,, 5-10 December 2005
Altman, Michael
Conference paper

Step Permeability on the Pt(111) Surface

March Meeting of the American Physical Society, organized by the Americal Physical Society, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A., 21-25 March
Altman, M.S.
Conference paper

2004 5

Kinetic Limitations in Electronic Growth of Ag Films on Fe(100)

Physical Review Letters, v. 93, (23), 2004, Dec, article number 236104
Man, Ka Lun Michael; Qiu, Ziqiang; Altman, Michael S.
Article

Kinetic Limitations in Two- and Three-Dimensional Growth

Fall Meeting of the Materials Research Society, organized by the Materials Research Society, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A., 29 November - 3 December
Altman, M.S.
Conference paper

Quantum Effects in Low-Energy Electron Microscopy: a 3-D probe of Nanostructure

March Meeting of the American Physical Society, organized by the American Physical Society, Montreal, Canada, 22-26 March
Altman, Michael
Conference paper

Quantum Electronic Structure, Thermal Stability and Novel Growth of Ag/Fe(100)

4th International Conference on LEEM/PEEM, organized by MESA Research Institute, The University of Twente, Twente, The Netherlands, 9-13 May
Altman, Michael
Conference paper

Quantum Well Resonances and Electronic Growth of Ag/Fe(100)

The 3rd International Workshop on Surface, Interface and Thin Film Physics, organized by Fudan University, Shanghai, P.R. China, 27-29 May
Altman, Michael
Conference paper

2003 9

Growth Morphology, Structure, and Magnetism of Ultrathin Co Films on W(111)

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, v. 67, (18), May 2003, article number 184402
Man, Ka Lun Michael; Zdyb, Ryszard; Huang, S.F.; Leung, Tsan-Chuen; Chan, Che Ting; Bauer, Ernst G.; Altman, Michael S.
Article

Layer Spacings in Coherently Strained Epitaxial Metal Films

Physical Review Letters, v. 90, (21), May 2003, article number 216105
Chung, W.F.; Feng, Y.J.; Poon, H.C.; Chan, Che Ting; Tong, Shuk Yin; Altman, Michael S.
Article

Spin-polarized vacuum tunneling in field emission from Co-coated W(111) tips

Journal of applied physics, v. 94, (7), 2003, OCT 1, p. 4670-4675
Bryl, R.; Altman, MS
Article

Step effects on diffusion near a substrate reconstructive phase transition: H on W(100)

Physical Review B, v. 68, (7), 2003, Aug, article number 075422
Cai, Lei; Zheng, Chaozhi; Man, Ka Lun Michael; Altman, Michael S.; Granato, Enzo; Ala-Nissila, Tapio; Ying, Seechen; Xiao, Xudong
Article

Equilibrium Domain Wall Fluctuations in Perpendicularly Magnetized Fe/Cu(100) Films

March Meeting of the American Physical Society, organized by the American Physical Society, Austin, Texas, U.S.A.
Man, Ka Lun; Schmid, A.K.; Bartelt, N.C.; Altman, Michael S.
Conference paper

Kinetic Length, Step Permeability and Kinetic Coefficient Asymmetry on the Si(111)(7x7) Surface

March Meeting of the American Physical Society, organized by the American Physical Society, Austin, Texas, U.S.A.
Chung, W.F.; Altman, Michael S.
Conference paper

Low Energy Electron Microscopy of the Quantum Electronic Properties and Stability of Ag films on Fe(100)

50th International Symposium of the American Vacuum Society, organized by the AVS Science and Technology Society, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A., 3-8 November
Altman, Michael
Conference paper

Low Energy Electron Microscopy of the Quantum Electronic Properties, Stability and Structure of Ultrathin Films

4th International Symposium on Atomic Level Characterization for New Materials and Devices, organized by The Microbeam Analysis 141 Committee of the Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), Kauai, Hawaii, U.S.A.,, 5-10 October
Altman, Michael
Conference paper

Magnetic domain wall energies in Fe/Cu(100) measured from direct observations of thermal fluctuations using SPLEEM

Microscopy and Microanalysis, v. 9, (SUPPL. 2), 2003, p. 134-135
Schmid, A.K.; Man, K.L.; Bartelt, N.C.; Poppa, H.; Altman, M.S.
Conference paper

2002 13

Growth shapes of Ag crystallites on the Si(111) surface

JOURNAL OF VACUUM SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY B, v. 20, (6), 2002, NOV-DEC, p. 2492-2495
Tang, WX; Man, KL; Huang, HC; Woo, CH; Altman, MS
Article

Kinetic length, step permeability, and kinetic coefficient asymmetry on the Si(111) (7×7) surface

Physical Review B, v. 66, (7), August 2002
Chung, W.F.; Altman, Michael Scott
Article

Modification of initial growth and magnetism in Fe/Cu(100)

Physical Review B, v. 65, (2), January 2002, Article number 024409, p. 244091-2440911
Man, Michael Kalun; Ling, W.L.; Paik, Silena Y.; Poppa, Helmut R.; Altman, Michael Scott; Qiu, Ziqiang
Article

Surface Diffusion Anomaly near a Substrate Phase Transition: H on W(100)

Physical Review Letters, v. 88, (22), 2002, June, p. 226105/1-226105/4
Cai, Lei; Altman, Michael S.; Granato, Enzo; Ala-Nissilä, Tapio; Ying, Seechen; Xiao, Xudong
Article

The Transition to Step Flow Growth on the Clean and Surfactant Covered Si(111) Surface Studied by In-situ LEEM

International Journal of Modern Physics b, v. 16, (28-29), 2002, NOV 20, p. 4353-4362
Chung, WF; Bromann, K.; Altman, MS
Article

Facet-Facet Barrier on Surfaces: Proposal and Experimental Validation

Materials Research Society Symposium - Proceedings, v. 749, 2002, p. 367-371
Huang, H.; Woo, C.H.; Wei, H.L.; Liu, S.J.; Zhang, X.X.; Altman, M.; Wang, E.G.
Conference paper

In-situ Characterization of Growth Kinetics on Semiconductors by LEEM

The 8th International Conference on Electronic Materials, the International Union of Materials Research Societies, Xian, China
Altman, M.S.
Conference paper

Kinetic Limitations in Growth and Decay at Surfaces

Second Vacuum and Surface Sciences Conference of Asia and Australia, organized by the Vacuum Societies of Australia, China, India, Korea and Japan, Hong Kong
Altman, Michael S.
Conference paper

Kinetic Limitations in Growth at Surfaces

Annual Conference of the Physical Society of Hong Kong
Altman, M.S.
Conference paper

Special issue: Advance characterization of electronic materials - Proceedings of the symposium H of the 8th IUMRS International Conference on the Electronic Materials (IUMRS-ICEM2002): Preface

International Journal of Modern Physics B, v. 16, (28-29), 2002, Nov, p. ii
Chen, Zhiming; Xu, Jianbin; Altman, Michael S.; Wang, Jiannong
Conference paper

Spin Polarized Vacuum Tunnelling in Field Emission from Co-Coated W(111) Tips

Man, Ka Lun Michael; Bryl, Robert; Zdyb, Ryszard; Leung, Tsan-Chuen; Chan, Che Ting; Bauer, Ernst; Altman, Michael Scott
Conference paper

The Three-Dimensional Schwoebel-Ehrlich Barrier in Ag Crystallite Growth on Si(111)

3rd LEEM/PEEM Workshop organized by Sandia National Laboratories and the American Vacuum Society, Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.A.
Tang, W.X.; Man, K.L.; Huang, Hanchen; Altman, M.S.
Conference paper

The Three-Dimensional Schwoebel-Ehrlich Barrier in Ag Crystallite Growth on Si(111)

49th International Symposium of the American Vacuum Society, Colorado, U.S.A.
Tang, Wenxin; Man, Ka Lun; Huang, Hanchen; Altman, Michael S.
Conference paper

2001 5

Micromagnetic and microcrystalline structure of ultrathin Co layers on W single crystal surfaces

Surface science, v. 480, (3), 2001, JUN 1, p. 145-152
Duden, T.; Zdyb, R.; Altman, MS; Bauer, E.
Article

Quantum size effect in low energy electron diffraction of thin films

Applied surface science, v. 169, 2001, JAN 15, p. 82-87
Altman, MS; Chung, WF; He, ZQ; Poon, HC; Tong, SY
Article

Spin polarized low energy electron microscopy investigations of magnetic transitions in Fe/Cu(100)

Surface science, v. 480, (3), 2001, JUN 1, p. 163-172
Man, KL; Altman, MS; Poppa, H.
Article

The miniature cylindrical mirror analyzer: A new tool for surface analysis

Review of scientific instruments, v. 72, (8), 2001, AUG, p. 3362-3365
Grzelakowski, K.; Man, KL; Altman, MS
Article

Step Motion and Morphology on Si(111)

15th International Conference on Solid Surfaces/15th International Vacuum Congress & 48th International Symposium of the American Vacuum Society, organized by the IUVSTA and AVS, San Francisco, California, U.S.A.
Altman, M.S.
Conference paper

2000 1

Ordered Alloying of Pd with the Mo(l00) Surface

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, v. 62, (12), September 2000, p. 8366-8375
Wu, D.; Lau, W.K.; He, Z.Q.; Feng, Y.J.; Altman, Michael Scott; Chan, Che Ting
Article

1998 5

Ag(111) electron band structure and channeling by VLEED

Surface science, v. 402, (1-3), 1998, MAY 15, p. 697-700
Bartos, I.; Van Hove, MA; Chung, WF; He, Z.; Altman, MS
Article

LEEM determination of critical terrace widths for Si/Si(111) step flow growth

Surface review and letters, v. 5, (1), 1998, FEB, p. 27-30
Altman, MS; Chung, WF; Franz, T.
Article

LEEM phase contrast

Surface review and letters, v. 5, (6), 1998, DEC, p. 1129-1141
Altman, MS; Chung, WF; Liu, CH
Article

Low energy electron diffraction analysis of ultrathin Ag films on W(110)

Surface review and letters, v. 5, (6), 1998, DEC, p. 1143-1149
Poon, HC; Tong, SY; Chung, WF; Altman, MS
Article

Step contrast in low energy electron microscopy

Ultramicroscopy, v. 74, (4), 1998, SEP, p. 237-246
Chung, WF; Altman, MS
Article

1997 3

Cu(111) electron band structure and channeling by VLEED

PHYSICA STATUS SOLIDI a-applied research, v. 163, (2), 1997, OCT, p. 455-464
Bartos, I.; Barbieri, A.; VanHove, MA; Chung, WF; Cai, Q.; Altman, MS
Article

Leem studies of two-dimensional oxidation on W(110) surface

Wuli Xuebao/Acta Physica Sinica, v. 46, (6), 1997, p. 1053-1054
Qun, C.; Altman, M.S.
Article

The Role of Diffusion in Step Flow Growth

NATO advanced study institutes series. Series B, Physics, v. 360, 1997, p. 227-233
Altman, MS
Conference paper

1996 5

Competing desorption pathways during epitaxial growth: LEEM investigation of Cu/W(110) heteroepitaxy

Physical Review B, v. 54, (20), 1996, Nov, p. 14673-14678
Luo, Enze; Cai, Qun; Chung, W.F.; Orr, Bradford G.; Altman, Michael S.
Article

Cu(111) Electron Band Structure and Channeling by VLEED

Surface Science, v. 352-354, 1996, May 15, p. 660-664
Bartos, I.; Van Hove, M.A.; Altman, Michael S.
Article

Interface effects in melting of Pb clusters on the Cu(111) surface

Applied surface science, v. 92, 1996, FEB, p. 331-334
Luo, EZ; Cai, Q.; Chung, WF; Altman, MS
Article

LEEM/LEED investigation of reconstruction and initial oxidation of the W(001) surface

Surface science, v. 347, (3), 1996, FEB 20, p. 265-279
Altman, MS; Bauer, E.
Article

Growth kinetics and structure of ultrathin copper films on the W(110) surface studied by LEEM

Evolution of Epitaxial Structure and Morphology; Boston, Massachusetts; USA; 27 Nov.-1 Dec. 1995, pp. 523-528. 1996
Altman, M.S.; Luo, E.Z.; Chung, W.F.; Orr, B.G.
Conference paper

1995 4

CU(111) SURFACE RELAXATION BY VLEED

Surface review and letters, v. 2, (4), 1995, AUG, p. 477-482
BARTOS, I.; JAROS, P.; BARBIERI, A.; VANHOVE, MA; CHUNG, WF; CAI, Q.; ALTMAN, MS
Article

Evidence of a Pb(110) (2x2) reconstruction

Surface science, v. 344, (1-2), 1995, DEC 20, p. 65-69
Altman, MS
Article

Reconstructions of the Pb(110) surface studied by low energy electron microscopy

Surface Science, Vol. 344, no. 1-2, pp. 51-64. 1995
Altman, MS; Bauer, E.
Article

Role of surface steps in thin film growth and properties studied by LEEM

Materials Research Society symposia proceedings, v. 355, 1995, p. 235-246
ALTMAN, MS; CAI, Q.; CHUNG, WF; LUO, EZ; PINKVOS, H.; BAUER, E.
Conference paper

1994 1

Step contrast in low energy electron microscopy

ELECTRON MICROSCOPY 1994, VOLS 2A AND 2B: APPLICATIONS IN MATERIALS SCIENCES, 1994, p. 1025-1026
ALTMAN, MS; CHUNG, WF
Conference paper

1993 1

Stress-induced, Microfacetted Reconstuction of the Pb(110) Surface

in The Structure of Surfaces IV, eds, 1993, p. 183-191
Altman, M.S.; Chiang, S.; Statiris, P.; Gustafsson, T.; Bauer, E.
Article

1991 1

The Reaction of Oxygen With the Hot W(001) Surface Studied by Low Energy Electron Microscopy

J. Vac. Sci. Tech., v. 9, 1991, p. 659-
Altman, M.S.; Bauer, E.
Article

1989 2

Order-disorder transition of the W(001) surface

Physical Review Letters, v. 62, (11), March 1989, p. 1294-1297
Robinson, I.K.; MacDowell, Alastair A.; Altman, Michael Scott; Estrup, Peder J.Z.; Evans-Lutterodt, Kenneth W.; Brock, Joel D.; Birgeneau, Robert J.
Article

X-ray Study of W(001) with and without Hydrogen

J. Vac. Sci Technol., v. 7, 1989, p. 2209-
Evans-Lutterodt, K.; Birgeneau, R.J.; Specht, E.D.; Chung, J.W.; Brock, J.D.; Altman, M.S.; Estrup, P.J.; Robinson, I.K.; MacDowell, A.A.
Article

1988 4

Multilayer reconstruction of the W(001) surface

Physical Review B, v.38, (8), September 1988
Altman, Michael Scott; Estrup, Peder J.Z.; Robinson, I.K.
Article

Second Layer Displacements in the W(001) Reconstruction

The Structure of Surfaces, 1988, p. 183-191
Robinson, I.K.; Altman, M.S.; Estrup, P.J.
Article

Spin Polarized Low Energy Electron Microscopy of Surface Magnetic Structure

in Magnetic Materials: Microstructure and Properties, ed. T. Suzuki, MRS Symposia Proceedings, v. 232, 1988, p.125-132.
Altman, M.S.; Pinkvos, H.; Hurst, J.; Poppa, H.; Marx, G.; Bauer, E.
Article

X-ray Diffraction Study of the Multilayer W(001) Surface Reconstruction

J. Vac. Sci. Tech., v. 6, 1988, p. 630-
Altman, M.S.; Estrup, P.J.; Robinson, I.K.
Article

1987 1

Phase Transformations of the H/W(110) and H/Mo(110) Surfaces

J. Vac. Sci. Technol., v. 5, 1987, p. 1045-
Altman, M.S.; Chung, J.W.; Estrup, P.J.; Kosterlitz, J.M.; Prybyla, J.; Sahu, D.; Ying, S.C.
Article

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2024-25 Fall 1 2023-24 Summer 0 2023-24 Spring 1 2023-24 Winter 0 2023-24 Fall 3 2022-23 Summer 0

PHYS1112

General Physics I with Calculus

PHYS1002

Introduction to Astrophysics and Astronomy

PHYS1112	General Physics I with Calculus
PHYS2080	Physics Seminar and Tutorial I
PHYS4191	Capstone Project

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Research Postgraduate (RPG) Supervision

From January 2021 to December 2024 (As of 21 November 2024)

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Doctor of Philosophy

CUI, Zhenhao
Physics

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FAN, Xinyu
Physics( Completed in 2021 )

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LAM, Yin Hei
Physics( Completed in 2024 )

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Non-contact in-situ manipulation and measurement of the elastic properties of graphene

非接觸式原位操縱和測量石墨烯的彈性性質 Leading

RGC - General Research Fund
Project Team (HKUST)
ALTMAN Michael Scott (Lead)

WANG Ning
2018 - 2022