Self-assembled MnN superstructure.
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.
Liu
Xiangdong
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ISSP, University of Tokyo, Kashiwanoha 5-1-5, Kashiwashi, Chiba 277-8581, Japan. liuxd@hust.edu.cn
Lu
Bin
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Iimori
Takushi
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Nakatsuji
Kan
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Komori
Fumio
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