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The authors report the growth of high-quality bicrystal superlattices formed from alternating layers of HCP Ru and FCC Ir metals. Ir layers which are thick compared with the Ru do grow in the FCC structure, whereas thin Ir layers take the HCP structure, probably owing to strain effects.
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Cunningham et al. (1985) studied this question.
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