STM INVESTIGATION OF THE ISLAND GROWTH OF GOLD ON WS, AND WSE2

Authors
RETTENBERGER A BRUKER P METZLER M MUGELE F MATTHES TW BOHMISCH M BONEBERG J FRIEMELT K LEIDERER P
Citation
A. Rettenberger et al., STM INVESTIGATION OF THE ISLAND GROWTH OF GOLD ON WS, AND WSE2, Surface science, 404(1-3), 1998, pp. 409-412
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry Physical
Journal title
Surface science → ACNP
ISSN journal
00396028
Volume
404
Issue
1-3
Year of publication
1998
Pages
409 - 412
Database
ISI
SICI code
0039-6028(1998)404:1-3<409:SIOTIG>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
We have investigated the island growth of Au on the van der Waals surf aces of WS2 and WSe2 by STM. We show how the STM can be used to image as well as to manipulate nm-sized crystallites on these atomically smo oth non-reactive substrates. The islands on the van der Waals planes a re triangular in shape and are well aligned with the substrate lattice . Statistical analysis of our data yield subtle differences in the gro wth of Au on WS2 compared to WSe2. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.