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- noun Plural form of
adatom .
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Here, an atomically precise map of the magnetic coupling between individual adatoms in pairs is measured and directly compared with first-principles calculations, proving that Ruderman-Kittel-Kasuya-Yosida interaction is strongly directional.
Naturejobs - All Jobs Lihui Zhou 2010
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Calculating how much energy it would take for the adatoms to move by themselves, much less hop over an oxygen row, the chemists suspected the adatoms were getting help -- most likely from the invisible water molecules.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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In the future, the team plans on determining if water can make the adatoms move other species and more than one space at a time.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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Starting with a surface plated with a few oxygen adatoms, they added water -- and the adatoms started to dance.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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"Water is required to move the adatoms around, but like a catalyst it is not consumed in the reaction," he said.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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In the future, the team plans on determining if water can make the adatoms move other species and more than one space at a time.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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Starting with a surface plated with a few oxygen adatoms, they added water -- and the adatoms started to dance.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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"Water is required to move the adatoms around, but like a catalyst it is not consumed in the reaction," he said.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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Remarkably, the adatoms didn't just slide up and down the stripes.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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Calculating how much energy it would take for the adatoms to move by themselves, much less hop over an oxygen row, the chemists suspected the adatoms were getting help -- most likely from the invisible water molecules.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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