title: (S)-Lysine adsorption induces the formation of gold nanofingers on Au{111}.
abstract: STM imaging following the adsorption of (S)-lysine on Au{111} leads to the observation of Au nanofingers whose growth directions correlate with the unit cell vectors of ordered 2-D phases of lysine. The likely mechanism of surface restructuring is discussed.
authors.affiliation: EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, North Haugh, Fife, KY16 9ST, UK.
authors.forename: K E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Früchtl
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Grillo
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Baddeley
mesh_terms: D000327:Adsorption; D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry*; D008239:Lysine / Q000737:chemistry*; D016252:Microscopy, Scanning Tunneling; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry*; D011789:Quantum Theory
chemical_list: D006046:Gold; D008239:Lysine