title: Self-assembled MnN superstructure.
abstract: Self-assembled MnN nanoislands have been prepared on Cu(001) substrate. The nanoislands show a square shape and a well-defined size. They are regularly arrayed with a periodicity of (3.5+/-0.1) nanometer and form a two-dimensional square superstructure. The MnN island superstructure is stabilized by a short-range mechanism. A structural model has been proposed to explain the self-assembly and the high quality of the superstructure.
authors.affiliation: ISSP, University of Tokyo, Kashiwanoha 5-1-5, Kashiwashi, Chiba 277-8581, Japan. liuxd@hust.edu.cn
authors.forename: Xiangdong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Takushi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Iimori
authors.forename: Kan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakatsuji
authors.forename: Fumio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Komori