Burrowing of Co nanoparticles on clean Cu and Ag surfaces

C. G. Zimmermann, M. Yeadon, K. Nordlund, J. M. Gibson, R. S. Averback, U. Herr, K. Samwer

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Abstract

Metal nanoparticles can display a unique behavior when deposited on substrates with a significantly lower surface energy. Co nanoparticles in the 10 nm size regime burrow into clean Cu(100) and Ag(100) substrates when deposited at 600 K and also assume the substrate orientation. Deposition at room temperature fails to show either burrowing or reorientation. Crucial in understanding these results are the capillary forces and surface tension associated with a nanoparticle: they must be high enough to drive atoms away from underneath the cluster.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1163-1166
Number of pages4
JournalPhysical review letters
Volume83
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 1999

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Physics and Astronomy(all)

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