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The Creation of Nanostructures on an Au(111) Electrode by Tip‐Induced Iron Deposition from an Ionic Liquid
Author(s) -
Wei YiMin,
Zhou XiaoShun,
Wang JinGang,
Tang Jing,
Mao BingWei,
Kolb Dieter M.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
small
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.785
H-Index - 236
eISSN - 1613-6829
pISSN - 1613-6810
DOI - 10.1002/smll.200800037
Subject(s) - deposition (geology) , ionic liquid , electrode , materials science , nanostructure , ionic bonding , aqueous solution , nanotechnology , ring (chemistry) , metal , chemical engineering , ion , chemistry , catalysis , metallurgy , organic chemistry , paleontology , sediment , engineering , biology
High‐precision nanostructuring with an STM combined with electrodeposition of a reactive metal allows the creation of iron clusters in an ionic liquid. This type of structuring would not be possible in an aqueous solution. The image shows a ring of 48 iron clusters on an Au(111) electrode surface. The diameter of the ring is 120 nm and the average height of the clusters is 0.6 nm.