Self-assembly of a hexagonal boron nitride nanomesh on Ru(0001).
Hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) nanostructures were grown on Ru(0001), and are very similar to those previously reported on Rh(111). They show a highly regular 12 x 12 superstructure, comprising 2 nm wide apertures with a depth of about 0.1 nm. Valence band photoemission reveals two distinctly bonded h-BN species, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy indicates an h-BN monolayer film. The functionality of the h-BN/Ru(0001) nanomesh is demonstrated by using this structure for the assembly of gold nanoclusters.
Goriachko
Andrii
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Department of Physical Chemistry, Justus-Liebig-University, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 58, D-35392 Giessen, Germany.
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Yunbin
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Knapp
Marcus
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Over
Herbert
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Corso
Martina
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Brugger
Thomas
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Berner
Simon
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Osterwalder
Juerg
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Greber
Thomas
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