Direct imaging of Au and Ag clusters by scanning tunneling microscopy
- 6 October 1986
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 49 (14), 853-855
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.97515
Abstract
Clusters of Au and Ag deposited on the surface of highly oriented pyrolitic graphite have been imaged in air using a scanning tunneling microscope. An image is shown of a 350-Å silver cluster obtained in the constant-current (topographic) mode. In the variable-current mode, clusters of 6–20 atoms have been observed with atomic resolution. The motion and growth of clusters on the support are observed.Keywords
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