Oxide templates for self-assembling arrays of metal nanoclusters |
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| Authors: | N. Berdunov G. Mariotto S. Murphy |
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| Affiliation: | a School of Physics and Astronomy, Nottingham University NG7 2RD, UK
b Centre for Research on Adaptive Nanostructures and Nanodevices, Physics Department, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland |
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| Abstract: | We demonstrate that ordered arrays of metal clusters of a few nanometers in size can be fabricated by self-assembly on a range of oxide nanotemplates. Two systems were chosen, FeO/Pt(1 1 1) and Fe3O4, having in common a reconstructed close-packed oxygen surface layer. Deposition of various metal films results in the formation of nanosized clusters arranged according to the surface long-range order. Employing ab-initio calculations we discuss the observed mechanism of site-selective nucleation of the metal nanoclusters. Finally, we discuss the existence of a wide family oxide templates that can be used for self-assembled growth of nanoclusters governed by the same rules. |
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| Keywords: | Self-assembly of nanocluster arrays Patterned oxide surfaces Nanotemplates |
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