Spontaneous dissociation of Co2(CO)8 and autocatalytic growth of Co on SiO2: A combined experimental and theoretical investigation

We present experimental results and theoretical simulations of the adsorption behavior of the metal–organic precursor Co2(CO)8 on SiO2 surfaces after application of two different pretreatment steps, namely by air plasma cleaning or a focused electron beam pre-irradiation. We observe a spontaneous di...

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Main Authors: Kaliappan Muthukumar, Harald O. Jeschke, Roser Valentí, Evgeniya Begun, Johannes Schwenk, Fabrizio Porrati, Michael Huth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Beilstein-Institut 2012-07-01
Series:Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.3.63