Assembly of subnanometric 2D Pt nanoislands in parallel rows onto Au(111) by self-organization of Pt clusters

(Figure Presented) Good organizational skills: Evidence for the formation of Pt clusters during classical microemulsion synthesis was obtained by scanning tunneling microscopy. The Pt clusters were spontaneously assembled on an Au(111) surface to form high-aspect-ratio objects. 2D nanoislands form and subsequently self-assemble in parallel rows of several hundreds of nanometers in length. © 2006 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA.