Tip-induced formation of nanometer-sized metal clusters

被引:37
作者
Ziegler, JC [1 ]
Engelmann, GE [1 ]
Kolb, DM [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Ulm, Dept Electrochem, D-89069 Ulm, Germany
来源
ZEITSCHRIFT FUR PHYSIKALISCHE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY & CHEMICAL PHYSICS | 1999年 / 208卷
关键词
electrochemistry; metal clusters; metal deposition; nanomodification; scanning tunneling microscopy;
D O I
10.1524/zpch.1999.208.Part_1_2.151
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The tip of a scanning tunneling microscope has been used to deposit nanometer-sized copper and palladium clusters on flat gold electrode surfaces at predetermined positions. This allows the decoration of electrode surfaces on a nanometer scale. The mechanism of this tip-induced cluster formation will be discussed and several examples of an electrochemical nanostructuring of surfaces are given. Results from a preliminary STM study of metal deposition on n-Si(111) are included.
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页码:151 / 166
页数:16
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