On Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 11:28 PM, Peter Gluck <peter.gl...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Yes, topology is the key but it would be good to find a better name for > the very places/sites than "cracks" that has some negative meanings . > Nano-voids would be fine, I think. > The word "topology" may be something of a false cognate with regard to what I'm thinking of, but I'm intrigued by the possibility that the metal substrate is acting as a topological insulator. http://phys.org/news/2012-07-surface-topological-insulator.html Eric