Michael Scott ALTMAN
欧德孟
PhD in Physics
Brown University, 1988

Professor
Department of Physics



(852) 2358 7478
phaltman@ust.hk
Room 4457
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ORCID
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Research Interest

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Surface physics
Thin film physics
Nanoscience



Publications

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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
Next Generation Spectro-Microscopy and Micro-spectroscopy Workshop, Okazaki, Japan (virtual by zoom), 29-29 October 2020
Altman, Michael Scott Conference paper

2019 6

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)
32nd Symposium on Surface Science, 3S'19, Baqueira Beret, Spain, 10-16 March 2019
Miao, Zichun; Altman, Michael Scott Conference paper
Graphene Nano-winkles on Metals
Symposium on Surface and Nano Science, SSNS'19, Shizukuishi, Japan, 14-18 January 2019
Yu, Ka Man; Lau, King Long Wilson; 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
11th International Conference on Low Energy Electron Microscopy and Photoemission, LEEM/PEEM 2018, Chongqing, China, 30 October - 4 November 2018
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
11th International Symposium on Atomic Level Characterizations for New Materials and Devices (ALC'17), Kauai, Hawaii, U.S.A., 3-8 December 2017
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 S 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
10th International Symposium on Atomic Level Characterizations for New Materials and Devices, Matsue, Japan, 25-30 October 2015
Yu, Ka Man; Wang, Feifei; Altman, Michael S. Conference paper
Modeling Image Formation in Low Energy Electron Microscopy
10th International Symposium on Atomic Level Characterizations for New Materials and Devices, Matsue, Japan, 25-30 October 2015
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; Mente?, Tevfik Onur; Ni?o, 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)
9th International Workshop on LEEM/PEEM, Berlin, Germany, 14-18 September 2014
Altman, Michael Scott Conference paper
Probing Buried Magnetic Interfaces with Spin Polarized Low Energy Electrons (Invited)
Symposium on Surface and Nano Science '14, Furano, Japan, 15-18 January 2014
Altman, Michael Scott Conference paper
Probing Buried Magnetic Interfaces with Spin-Polarized Low Energy Electrons
Symposium on Surface Science 2014 (3S '14), St. Christoph am Arlberg, Austria, 9-15 March 2014
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)
Workshop on Novel Surface Microscopy and Spectroscopy, Osaka, Japan, 24-25 March 2014
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; D?weritz, 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)
European Workshop on Epitaxial Graphene 2013, Aussois, France, 27-31 January 2013
Altman, M.S. Conference paper
Spin polarized low energy electron microscopy of magnetic thin film nanostructures
1st Nano-Scale Dynamics in Magnetism Workshop, Korean Research Institute of Standards and Science, Daejon, S. Korea, 15 - 17 November 2013
Altman, Michael Scott Conference paper
SPLEEM Imaging of Thin Film Magnetic Interfacial Effects
The 9th International Symposium on Atomic Level Characterization for New Materials and Devices, Kona, Hawaii, USA, 2-6 December 2013
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, ?re, 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)
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
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
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), 2009, NOV 16
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
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
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
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. 244
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-Nissil?, 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
49th International Symposium of the American Vacuum Society, Denver, Colorado, USA, 3 - 8 November 2002
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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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


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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
Next Generation Spectro-Microscopy and Micro-spectroscopy Workshop, Okazaki, Japan (virtual by zoom), 29-29 October 2020
Altman, Michael Scott


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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 2

Chameleon Coincidence Lattice Structure of Cu2Si on Si(111)
32nd Symposium on Surface Science, 3S'19, Baqueira Beret, Spain, 10-16 March 2019
Miao, Zichun; Altman, Michael Scott
Graphene Nano-winkles on Metals
Symposium on Surface and Nano Science, SSNS'19, Shizukuishi, Japan, 14-18 January 2019
Yu, Ka Man; Lau, King Long Wilson; Altman, Michael Scott


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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
11th International Conference on Low Energy Electron Microscopy and Photoemission, LEEM/PEEM 2018, Chongqing, China, 30 October - 4 November 2018
Altman, Michael Scott


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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
11th International Symposium on Atomic Level Characterizations for New Materials and Devices (ALC'17), Kauai, Hawaii, U.S.A., 3-8 December 2017
Miao, Zichun; Yu, Ka Man; Altman, Michael Scott


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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 S


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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
10th International Symposium on Atomic Level Characterizations for New Materials and Devices, Matsue, Japan, 25-30 October 2015
Yu, Ka Man; Wang, Feifei; Altman, Michael S.
Modeling Image Formation in Low Energy Electron Microscopy
10th International Symposium on Atomic Level Characterizations for New Materials and Devices, Matsue, Japan, 25-30 October 2015
Wang, Qin; Altman, Michael S.


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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; Mente?, Tevfik Onur; Ni?o, 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)
9th International Workshop on LEEM/PEEM, Berlin, Germany, 14-18 September 2014
Altman, Michael Scott
Probing Buried Magnetic Interfaces with Spin Polarized Low Energy Electrons (Invited)
Symposium on Surface and Nano Science '14, Furano, Japan, 15-18 January 2014
Altman, Michael Scott
Probing Buried Magnetic Interfaces with Spin-Polarized Low Energy Electrons
Symposium on Surface Science 2014 (3S '14), St. Christoph am Arlberg, Austria, 9-15 March 2014
Wu, Q.; Ji, C.; Zdyb, R.; Bauer, E.; Altman, Michael Scott
Structure and Dynamics of Surfaces Revealed by LEEM and micro-LEED (Invited)
Workshop on Novel Surface Microscopy and Spectroscopy, Osaka, Japan, 24-25 March 2014
Altman, M.S.


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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; D?weritz, 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)
European Workshop on Epitaxial Graphene 2013, Aussois, France, 27-31 January 2013
Altman, M.S.
Spin polarized low energy electron microscopy of magnetic thin film nanostructures
1st Nano-Scale Dynamics in Magnetism Workshop, Korean Research Institute of Standards and Science, Daejon, S. Korea, 15 - 17 November 2013
Altman, Michael Scott
SPLEEM Imaging of Thin Film Magnetic Interfacial Effects
The 9th International Symposium on Atomic Level Characterization for New Materials and Devices, Kona, Hawaii, USA, 2-6 December 2013
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.


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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, ?re, 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.


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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)
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.
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.
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.


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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.


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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), 2009, NOV 16
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.


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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


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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
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
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
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


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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


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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.


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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


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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.


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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. 244
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-Nissil?, 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
49th International Symposium of the American Vacuum Society, Denver, Colorado, USA, 3 - 8 November 2002
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.


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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.


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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


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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


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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


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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.


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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.


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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


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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.


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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.


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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.


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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.


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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.


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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 S 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
10th International Symposium on Atomic Level Characterizations for New Materials and Devices, Matsue, Japan, 25-30 October 2015
Yu, Ka Man; Wang, Feifei; Altman, Michael S. Conference paper
Modeling Image Formation in Low Energy Electron Microscopy
10th International Symposium on Atomic Level Characterizations for New Materials and Devices, Matsue, Japan, 25-30 October 2015
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; Mente?, Tevfik Onur; Ni?o, 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)
9th International Workshop on LEEM/PEEM, Berlin, Germany, 14-18 September 2014
Altman, Michael Scott Conference paper
Probing Buried Magnetic Interfaces with Spin Polarized Low Energy Electrons (Invited)
Symposium on Surface and Nano Science '14, Furano, Japan, 15-18 January 2014
Altman, Michael Scott Conference paper
Probing Buried Magnetic Interfaces with Spin-Polarized Low Energy Electrons
Symposium on Surface Science 2014 (3S '14), St. Christoph am Arlberg, Austria, 9-15 March 2014
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)
Workshop on Novel Surface Microscopy and Spectroscopy, Osaka, Japan, 24-25 March 2014
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; D?weritz, 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)
European Workshop on Epitaxial Graphene 2013, Aussois, France, 27-31 January 2013
Altman, M.S. Conference paper
Spin polarized low energy electron microscopy of magnetic thin film nanostructures
1st Nano-Scale Dynamics in Magnetism Workshop, Korean Research Institute of Standards and Science, Daejon, S. Korea, 15 - 17 November 2013
Altman, Michael Scott Conference paper
SPLEEM Imaging of Thin Film Magnetic Interfacial Effects
The 9th International Symposium on Atomic Level Characterization for New Materials and Devices, Kona, Hawaii, USA, 2-6 December 2013
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, ?re, 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)
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
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
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), 2009, NOV 16
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
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
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
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. 244
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-Nissil?, 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
49th International Symposium of the American Vacuum Society, Denver, Colorado, USA, 3 - 8 November 2002
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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Teaching Assignment

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2021-22 Winter 0 2021-22 Fall 2 2020-21 Summer 1 2020-21 Spring 3 2020-21 Winter 0 2020-21 Fall 2

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PHYS1112 General Physics I with Calculus
UROP1100E Undergraduate Research Opportunities Series 1


UROP1000 Undergraduate Research Opportunities


PHYS1002 Introduction to Astrophysics and Astronomy
PHYS4191 Capstone Project
SCIE2500 Guided Study on Research II


PHYS1112 General Physics I with Calculus
PHYS2080 Physics Seminar and Tutorial I


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Research Postgraduate (RPG) Supervision From January 2019 to December 2022 (As of 30 January 2022)

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All Supervisions Current RPGs Graduated RPGs

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Current RPGs

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Doctor of Philosophy SHAIBU, Onoruoiza David
Physics( 2020 - )

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Master of Philosophy LAM, Yin Hei
Physics( 2021 - )

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Graduated RPGs

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Doctor of Philosophy FAN, Xinyu
Physics( Completed in 2021 )

MIAO, Zichun
Physics( Completed in 2020 )

YU, Ka Man
Physics( Completed in 2019 )

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Master of Philosophy LAU, King Long Wilson
Physics( Completed in 2020 )









ProjectsFrom January 2020 to December 2022

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All Projects 2 Leading Projects 1 Participating Projects 1

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Non-contact in-situ manipulation and measurement of the elastic properties of graphene


非接触式原位操纵和测量石墨烯的弹性性质 Leading


RGC - General Research Fund


Project Team (HKUST)
ALTMAN Michael Scott (Lead)
WANG Ning


2018 -




An integrated multi-functional system of in-situ transport measurements and atomic scale characterizations for two-dimensional materials


原位输运测量和原子级结构表徵二维材料的多功能集成系统 Participating


RGC - Collaborative Research Fund


Project Team (HKUST)
LIN Nian (Lead)
ALTMAN Michael Scott
WANG Ning


2018 - 2021