Image of the Month

August 2008

Monolayer Silica Film with Palladium Atoms

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Microscope:
Home Built Low Temperature STM (10K)

Controls:
SPM 1000 Control System with the IVP 300

Description:
The images show a monolayer silica film with palladium atoms (the bright spots) sitting in the holes of the film.

Reference: ChemPhysChem 2008, 9, 1367 – 1370
Stefan Ulrich, Niklas Nilius, Hans-Joachim Freund, Umberto Martinez, Livia Giordano, and Gianfranco Pacchioni – Fritz-Haber-Institut der MPG Berlin and Universit di Milano-Bicocca