X-ray-diffraction characterization of Pt(111) surface nanopatterning induced by C60 adsorption

Nature Materials

Volumn 4, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 688-692

  Felici, Roberto ^a   Pedio, Maddalena ^b   Borgatti, Francesco ^a,b   Iannotta, Salvatore ^c   Capozi, Mario ^d   Ciullo, Giuseppe ^c   Stierle, Andreas ^a,e  

^a EUROPEAN SYNCHROTRON RADIATION FACILITY   (France)

^b LABORATORIO TASC   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

^d CNR   (Italy)

^e MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; CARBON; MONOLAYERS; SUBSTRATES; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

BONDING GEOMETRY; METAL SURFACES; SURFACE VACANCY LATTICES;

PLATINUM;

BIOMATERIAL; FULLERENE C60; FULLERENE DERIVATIVE; NANOMATERIAL; PLATINUM;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; EVALUATION; MATERIALS TESTING; METHODOLOGY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ADSORPTION; COATED MATERIALS, BIOCOMPATIBLE; FULLERENES; MATERIALS TESTING; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; NANOSTRUCTURES; PLATINUM; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 26944452121     PISSN: 14761122     EISSN: 14764660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nmat1456     Document Type: Article

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