Texture Evolution and Grain Competition in NiGe Film on Ge(001)

National Natural Science Foundation of China [61176092, 61036003, 60837001]; National Basic Research Program of China [2012CB933503, 2013CB632103]; Ph. D. Programs Foundation of Ministry of Education of China [20110121110025]; Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities [2010121056]; Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province of China [2012J01284]; Opened Fund of the State Key Laboratory on Integrated Optoelectronics [2011KFB004]

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