OBSERVATION OF THE DISCRETE ELECTRON-ENERGY STATES OF AN INDIVIDUAL NANOMETER-SIZE SUPPORTED GOLD CLUSTER

被引:43
作者
LIN, ME [1 ]
ANDRES, RP [1 ]
REIFENBERGER, R [1 ]
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[1] PURDUE UNIV, SCH CHEM ENGN, W LAFAYETTE, IN 47907 USA
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.67.477
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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The electron energy distribution from a single 1-nm-diam Au cluster supported on a W(110) field-emission tip has been studied using energy-resolved field-emission microscopy. The emitted electrons provide information on the quantum electron energy states of the supported cluster and demonstrate that these states survive after deposition onto a substrate. A model that accounts for the salient features in the energy distribution is described.
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