title: Adatom self-organization induced by quantum confinement of surface electrons.
abstract: We present a novel mechanism of nanostructure growth based on quantum confinement of surface-state electrons. Ab initio calculations and the kinetic Monte Carlo simulations reveal the phenomenon of confinement-induced adatom self-organization in quantum corrals. Our studies indicate that new atomic-scale nanostructures can be engineered exploiting the quantum confinement of surface electrons.
authors.affiliation: Max-Planck-Institut für Mikrostrukturphysik, Weinberg 2, D-06120 Halle, Germany. stepanyu@mpi-halle.de
authors.forename: V S
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Stepanyuk
authors.forename: N N
authors.initials: NN
authors.lastname: Negulyaev
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Niebergall
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Longo
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bruno