CO-induced smoluchowski ripening of Pt cluster arrays on the graphene/Ir(111) moiré.
basic_science · Level V
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Abstract
Regular Pt cluster arrays grown on the moiré template formed by graphene on Ir(111) were tested for their stability with respect to CO gas exposure. Cluster stability and adsorption-induced processes were analyzed as a function of cluster size, with in situ scanning tunneling microscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Small clusters containing fewer than 10 atoms were unstable upon CO adsorption. They sintered through Smoluchowski ripening-cluster diffusion and coalescence-rather than the frequently reported Ostwald ripening mediated by metal-adsorbate complexes. Larger clusters remained immobile upon CO adsorption but became more three-dimensional. Careful analysis of the experimental data complemented by ab initio density functional theory calculations provides insight into the origin of the CO-induced Pt cluster ripening and shape transformations.