ULTRAHIGH-VACUUM AND AIR OBSERVATIONS OF PD CLUSTERS GROWN ON CLEAN GRAPHITE

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作者
HUMBERT, A [1 ]
DAYEZ, M [1 ]
GRANJEAUD, S [1 ]
RICCI, P [1 ]
CHAPON, C [1 ]
HENRY, CR [1 ]
机构
[1] CNRS,CRMC2,F-13288 MARSEILLE 9,FRANCE
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JOURNAL OF VACUUM SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY B | 1991年 / 9卷 / 02期
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10.1116/1.585515
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
Comparison between UHV and air observations on Pd clusters deposited under UHV on a clean graphite surface is made. For the largest cluster (> 10 nm), no dramatic influence of air exposure is observed. Quite surprisingly, we have been able to image in air the surface atomic arrangement of 1.5 nm Pd clusters. They have a tetrahedron shape with (111) facets and are epitaxially oriented: Pd (111)//graphite (00.1), Pd[112BAR]//graphite [01.0].
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