Size-Dependent Melting of Self-Assembled Indium Nanostructures

Dippel, M; Maier, A; Gimple, V; Wider, H; Evenson, W E; Rasera, R L; Schatz, G

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.87.095505

Title: Size-Dependent Melting of Self-Assembled Indium Nanostructures

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We have measured the melting temperature of nanoscale indium islands on a WSe{sub 2} substrate using perturbed angular correlations combined with scanning tunneling microscopy. The indium islands are self-assembled nanostructures whose diameter can vary between about 5 and 100 nm, depending on deposition conditions. The melting point decreases due to surface energies as the islands get smaller. This decrease depends on the faceting of the crystalline nanostructures and interactions between the islands and the substrate.

Authors:: Dippel, M; Maier, A; Gimple, V; Wider, H; Evenson, W E; Rasera, R L; Schatz, G

Publication Date:: Mon Aug 27 00:00:00 EDT 2001

Sponsoring Org.:: (US)

OSTI Identifier:: 40277471

Resource Type:: Journal Article

Journal Name:: Physical Review Letters

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 87; Journal Issue: 9; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.87.095505; Othernumber: PRLTAO000087000009095505000001; 015136PRL; PBD: 27 Aug 2001; Journal ID: ISSN 0031-9007

Publisher:: The American Physical Society

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; DEPOSITION; INDIUM; ISLANDS; MELTING; MELTING POINTS; PERTURBED ANGULAR CORRELATION; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY; SUBSTRATES

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                    Dippel, M, Maier, A, Gimple, V, Wider, H, Evenson, W E, Rasera, R L, and Schatz, G. Size-Dependent Melting of Self-Assembled Indium Nanostructures.  United States: N. p., 2001. 
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                    Dippel, M, Maier, A, Gimple, V, Wider, H, Evenson, W E, Rasera, R L, & Schatz, G. Size-Dependent Melting of Self-Assembled Indium Nanostructures.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.87.095505

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                    Dippel, M, Maier, A, Gimple, V, Wider, H, Evenson, W E, Rasera, R L, and Schatz, G. 2001.  
        "Size-Dependent Melting of Self-Assembled Indium Nanostructures".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.87.095505.

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  title        = {Size-Dependent Melting of Self-Assembled Indium Nanostructures},

  author       = {Dippel, M and Maier, A and Gimple, V and Wider, H and Evenson, W E and Rasera, R L and Schatz, G},

  abstractNote = {We have measured the melting temperature of nanoscale indium islands on a WSe{sub 2} substrate using perturbed angular correlations combined with scanning tunneling microscopy. The indium islands are self-assembled nanostructures whose diameter can vary between about 5 and 100 nm, depending on deposition conditions. The melting point decreases due to surface energies as the islands get smaller. This decrease depends on the faceting of the crystalline nanostructures and interactions between the islands and the substrate.},

  doi          = {10.1103/PhysRevLett.87.095505},

  url          = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/40277471},
  journal      = {Physical Review Letters},

  issn         = {0031-9007},

  number       = 9,

  volume       = 87,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Mon Aug 27 00:00:00 EDT 2001},

  month        = {Mon Aug 27 00:00:00 EDT 2001}

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