title: Boron nitride nanomesh.
abstract: A highly regular mesh of hexagonal boron nitride with a 3-nanometer periodicity and a 2-nanometer hole size was formed by self-assembly on a Rh(111) single crystalline surface. Two layers of mesh cover the surface uniformly after high-temperature exposure of the clean rhodium surface to borazine (HBNH)3. The two layers are offset in such a way as to expose a minimum metal surface area. Hole formation is likely driven by the lattice mismatch of the film and the rhodium substrate. This regular nanostructure is thermally very stable and can serve as a template to organize molecules, as is exemplified by the decoration of the mesh by C60 molecules.
authors.affiliation: Physik-Institut, Universität Zürich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057 Zürich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Martina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Corso
authors.forename: Willi
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Auwärter
authors.forename: Matthias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Muntwiler
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tamai
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Greber
authors.forename: Jürg
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Osterwalder