Metastable state silver nanoparticle surface-enhanced Raman scattering has been
experimentally and theoretically demonstrated; the signal is two to three orders of magnitude …

We demonstrate that the growth of a strained film is inherently less stable on a wavy
substrate than on a flat substrate. For small surface undulation, the lowest strain energy state …

This letter examines the surface energy density of metal nanostructures with different
morphologies by taking into account the effects of the electrostatic screening on the systems …

This paper presents the first-order perturbation solution to the two-dimensional electrostatics
problems of faceted wires on a film-substrate system under the influence of a patterned …

The morphological stability of a strained magnetic film on a substrate against surface
undulation is investigated by considering the total energy change during the surface …

This paper investigates the stability of wires against size variation for Stranski-Krastanow
systems under the influence of an electric field generated by a patterned electric plate. The …

Base metal oxides have long been of interest as catalysts for oxidation of small molecules
such as CO and NO. As an example, Ru metal becomes active for catalytic oxidation only …