• 文献标题:   Sm cluster superlattice on graphene/Ir(111)
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   MOUSADAKOS D, PIVETTA M, BRUNE H, RUSPONI S
  • 作者关键词:   metal cluster superlattice, graphene, rare earth, nucleation growth, scanning tunneling microscopy stm
  • 出版物名称:   NEW JOURNAL OF PHYSICS
  • ISSN:   1367-2630
  • 通讯作者地址:   Ecole Polytech Fed Lausanne
  • 被引频次:   2
  • DOI:   10.1088/1367-2630/aa83e6
  • 出版年:   2017

▎ 摘  要

We report on the first example of a self-assembled rare earth cluster superlattice. As a template, we use the moire pattern formed by graphene on Ir(111); its lattice constant of 2.52 nm defines the interparticle distance. The samarium cluster superlattice forms for substrate temperatures during deposition ranging from 80 to 110 K, and it is stable upon annealing to 140 K By varying the samarium coverage, the mean cluster size can be increased up to 50 atoms, without affecting the long-range order. The spatial order and the width of the cluster size distribution match the best examples of metal cluster superlattices grown by atomic beam epitaxy on template surfaces.