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TY - JOUR
T1 - Directed assembly of Ru nanoclusters on Ru(0001)-supported graphene
T2 - STM studies and atomistic modeling
AU - Engstfeld, Albert K.
AU - Hoster, Harry E.
AU - Behm, R. Juergen
AU - Roelofs, Lyle D.
AU - Liu, Xiaojie
AU - Wang, Cai-Zhuang
AU - Han, Yong
AU - Evans, James W.
N1 - ©2012 American Physical Society
PY - 2012/8/22
Y1 - 2012/8/22
N2 - Directed assembly of an array of Ru nanoclusters (NCs) is achieved by deposition of Ru at around room temperature on a single layer of graphene supported on Ru(0001). In this system, directed assembly is guided by the periodic moire structure of the buckled graphene sheet. Behavior is analyzed utilizing both scanning tunneling microscopy and atomistic lattice-gas modeling together with kinetic Monte Carlo simulation. We elucidate the kinetics of NC nucleation and growth, specifically assessing the coverage dependence of the NC density and height distribution. In addition, we provide a detailed characterization of the development of short-range spatial order within the NC array, identifying a tendency for row formation.
AB - Directed assembly of an array of Ru nanoclusters (NCs) is achieved by deposition of Ru at around room temperature on a single layer of graphene supported on Ru(0001). In this system, directed assembly is guided by the periodic moire structure of the buckled graphene sheet. Behavior is analyzed utilizing both scanning tunneling microscopy and atomistic lattice-gas modeling together with kinetic Monte Carlo simulation. We elucidate the kinetics of NC nucleation and growth, specifically assessing the coverage dependence of the NC density and height distribution. In addition, we provide a detailed characterization of the development of short-range spatial order within the NC array, identifying a tendency for row formation.
KW - TOTAL-ENERGY CALCULATIONS
KW - AUGMENTED-WAVE METHOD
KW - BASIS-SET
KW - GROWTH
KW - DEPOSITION
KW - RU(0001)
KW - ISLANDS
KW - METALS
U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevB.86.085442
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevB.86.085442
M3 - Journal article
VL - 86
JO - Physical review B
JF - Physical review B
SN - 1098-0121
IS - 8
M1 - 085442
ER -