Tunneling spectroscopy on silver clusters at T=5 K:: size dependence and spatial energy shifts

被引:29
作者
Hövel, H [1 ]
Grimm, B [1 ]
Bödecker, M [1 ]
Fieger, K [1 ]
Reihl, B [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Dortmund, D-44221 Dortmund, Germany
关键词
clusters; graphite; scanning tunneling microscopy; scanning tunneling spectroscopies; silver;
D O I
10.1016/S0039-6028(00)00634-8
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
We have studied silver clusters grown in nanopits on a graphite surface using low-temperature scanning tunneling spectroscopy (STS) at T = 5 K. The pronounced peak structure measured in the STS data of the clusters is interpreted to have its origin in the quantized electronic structure of the cluster-surface system. Additionally, a systematic spatial energy shift was observed for some spectral features in dI/dV maps on top of the clusters. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:L603 / L608
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