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6 Atomic Chains, Clusters, and Nanocrystals
47. A. Sperl, J. Kroger, R. Berndt, A. Franke, E. Pehlke, Evolution of unoccupied resonance
during the synthesis of a silver dimer on Ag(111). New J. Phys. 11(6), 063020 (2009)
48. D. Roy, Z. Barber, T. Clyne, Ag nanoparticle induced surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy
of chemical vapor deposition diamond thin films prepared by hot filament chemical vapor
deposition. J. Appl. Phys. 91(9), 6085–6088 (2002)
49. S. Pal, Y.K. Tak, J.M. Song, Does the antibacterial activity of silver nanoparticles depend on
the shape of the nanoparticle? A study of the gram-negative bacterium Escherichia coli. Appl.
Environ. Microbiol. 73(6), 1712–1720 (2007)
50. P. Luches, F. Pagliuca, S. Valeri, F. Illas, G. Preda, G. Pacchioni, Nature of Ag islands and
nanoparticles on the CeO 2 (111) surface. J. Phys. Chem. C 116, 1122–1132 (2011)
51. D.D. Kong, G.D. Wang, Y.H. Pan, S.W. Hu, J.B. Hou, H.B. Pan, C.T. Campbell, J.F. Zhu,
Growth, structure, and stability of Ag on CeO(2)(111): synchrotron radiation photoemission
studies. J. Phys. Chem. C 115(14), 6715–6725 (2011)
52. J.A. Farmer, J.H. Baricuatro, C.T. Campbell, Ag adsorption on reduced CeO 2 (111) Thin
Films†. J. Phys. Chem. C 114(40), 17166–17172 (2010)
53. M.A.M. Branda, N.C. Hernández, J.F. Sanz, F. Illas, Density functional theory study of the
interaction of Cu, Ag, and Au atoms with the regular CeO 2 (111) surface. J. Phys. Chem. C
114(4), 1934–1941 (2010)
54. K. Luo, X. Lai, C.W. Yi, K.A. Davis, K.K. Gath, D.W. Goodman, The growth of silver on an
ordered alumina surface. J. Phys. Chem. B 109(9), 4064–4068 (2005)
55. G. Moretti, Auger parameter and Wagner plot in the characterization of chemical states by
X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy: a review. J. Electron Spectrosc. Relat. Phenom. 95(2–3),
95–144 (1998)
56. M. Ohno, Many-electron effects in the Auger-photoelectron coincidence spectroscopy spectra
of the late 3d-transition metals. J. Electron Spectrosc. Relat. Phenom. 136(3), 229–234 (2004)
57. N.C. Hernández, J. Graciani, A. Márquez, J.F. Sanz, Cu, Ag and Au atoms deposited on the
α-Al2O3(0001) surface: a comparative density functional study. Surf. Sci. 575(1–2), 189–196
(2005)
58. I. Lopez-Salido, D.C. Lim, Y.D. Kim, Ag nanoparticles on highly ordered pyrolytic graphite
(HOPG) surfaces studied using STM and XPS. Surf. Sci. 588(1–3), 6–18 (2005)
59. K. Luo, T.P. St Clair, X. Lai, D.W. Goodman, Silver growth on TiO2(110)(1 × 1) and (1 ×
2). J. Phys. Chem. B 104(14), 3050–3057 (2000)
60. M. Rocca, L. Savio, L. Vattuone, U. Burghaus, V. Palomba, N. Novelli, F.B. de Mongeot,
U. Valbusa, R. Gunnella, G. Comelli, A. Baraldi, S. Lizzit, G. Paolucci, Phase transition of
dissociatively adsorbed oxygen on Ag(001). Phys. Rev. B 61(1), 213–227 (2000)
61. J.N. Andersen, D. Hennig, E. Lundgren, M. Methfessel, R. Nyholm, M. Scheffler, Surface core-level shifts of some 4d-metal single-crystal surfaces: experiments and ab initio
calculations. Phys. Rev. B 50(23), 17525–17533 (1994)
62. S. Folsch, P. Hyldgaard, R. Koch, K.H. Ploog, Quantum confinement in monatomic Cu chains
on Cu(111). Phys. Rev. Lett. 92(5), 056803 (2004)
63. O. Cheshnovsky, K.J. Taylor, J. Conceicao, R.E. Smalley, Ultraviolet photoelectron-spectra of
mass-selected copper clusters—evolution of the 3d band. Phys. Rev. Lett. 64(15), 1785–1788
(1990)
64. D.-W. Shin, C. Dong, M. Mattesini, A. Augustsson, S. Mao, C. Chang, C. Persson, R. Ahuja,
J. Nordgren, S.X. Wang, Size dependence of the electronic structure of copper nanoclusters
in SiC matrix. Chem. Phys. Lett. 422(4), 543–546 (2006)
65. D.Q. Yang, E. Sacher, Initial- and final-state effects on metal cluster/substrate interactions, as
determined by XPS: copper clusters on Dow Cyclotene and highly oriented pyrolytic graphite.
Appl. Surf. Sci. 195(1–4), 187–195 (2002)
66. D.Q. Yang, L. Martinu, E. Sacher, A. Sadough-Vanini, M. Grp Couches, Nitrogen plasma
treatment of the dow Cyclotene 3022 surface and its reaction with evaporated copper. Appl.
Surf. Sci. 177(1–2), 85–95 (2001)
67. D.Q. Yang, E. Sacher, Argon ion treatment of the dow cyclotene 3022 surface and its effect
on the adhesion of evaporated copper. Appl. Surf. Sci. 173(1–2), 30–39 (2001)
6 Atomic Chains, Clusters, and Nanocrystals
47. A. Sperl, J. Kroger, R. Berndt, A. Franke, E. Pehlke, Evolution of unoccupied resonance
during the synthesis of a silver dimer on Ag(111). New J. Phys. 11(6), 063020 (2009)
48. D. Roy, Z. Barber, T. Clyne, Ag nanoparticle induced surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy
of chemical vapor deposition diamond thin films prepared by hot filament chemical vapor
deposition. J. Appl. Phys. 91(9), 6085–6088 (2002)
49. S. Pal, Y.K. Tak, J.M. Song, Does the antibacterial activity of silver nanoparticles depend on
the shape of the nanoparticle? A study of the gram-negative bacterium Escherichia coli. Appl.
Environ. Microbiol. 73(6), 1712–1720 (2007)
50. P. Luches, F. Pagliuca, S. Valeri, F. Illas, G. Preda, G. Pacchioni, Nature of Ag islands and
nanoparticles on the CeO 2 (111) surface. J. Phys. Chem. C 116, 1122–1132 (2011)
51. D.D. Kong, G.D. Wang, Y.H. Pan, S.W. Hu, J.B. Hou, H.B. Pan, C.T. Campbell, J.F. Zhu,
Growth, structure, and stability of Ag on CeO(2)(111): synchrotron radiation photoemission
studies. J. Phys. Chem. C 115(14), 6715–6725 (2011)
52. J.A. Farmer, J.H. Baricuatro, C.T. Campbell, Ag adsorption on reduced CeO 2 (111) Thin
Films†. J. Phys. Chem. C 114(40), 17166–17172 (2010)
53. M.A.M. Branda, N.C. Hernández, J.F. Sanz, F. Illas, Density functional theory study of the
interaction of Cu, Ag, and Au atoms with the regular CeO 2 (111) surface. J. Phys. Chem. C
114(4), 1934–1941 (2010)
54. K. Luo, X. Lai, C.W. Yi, K.A. Davis, K.K. Gath, D.W. Goodman, The growth of silver on an
ordered alumina surface. J. Phys. Chem. B 109(9), 4064–4068 (2005)
55. G. Moretti, Auger parameter and Wagner plot in the characterization of chemical states by
X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy: a review. J. Electron Spectrosc. Relat. Phenom. 95(2–3),
95–144 (1998)
56. M. Ohno, Many-electron effects in the Auger-photoelectron coincidence spectroscopy spectra
of the late 3d-transition metals. J. Electron Spectrosc. Relat. Phenom. 136(3), 229–234 (2004)
57. N.C. Hernández, J. Graciani, A. Márquez, J.F. Sanz, Cu, Ag and Au atoms deposited on the
α-Al2O3(0001) surface: a comparative density functional study. Surf. Sci. 575(1–2), 189–196
(2005)
58. I. Lopez-Salido, D.C. Lim, Y.D. Kim, Ag nanoparticles on highly ordered pyrolytic graphite
(HOPG) surfaces studied using STM and XPS. Surf. Sci. 588(1–3), 6–18 (2005)
59. K. Luo, T.P. St Clair, X. Lai, D.W. Goodman, Silver growth on TiO2(110)(1 × 1) and (1 ×
2). J. Phys. Chem. B 104(14), 3050–3057 (2000)
60. M. Rocca, L. Savio, L. Vattuone, U. Burghaus, V. Palomba, N. Novelli, F.B. de Mongeot,
U. Valbusa, R. Gunnella, G. Comelli, A. Baraldi, S. Lizzit, G. Paolucci, Phase transition of
dissociatively adsorbed oxygen on Ag(001). Phys. Rev. B 61(1), 213–227 (2000)
61. J.N. Andersen, D. Hennig, E. Lundgren, M. Methfessel, R. Nyholm, M. Scheffler, Surface core-level shifts of some 4d-metal single-crystal surfaces: experiments and ab initio
calculations. Phys. Rev. B 50(23), 17525–17533 (1994)
62. S. Folsch, P. Hyldgaard, R. Koch, K.H. Ploog, Quantum confinement in monatomic Cu chains
on Cu(111). Phys. Rev. Lett. 92(5), 056803 (2004)
63. O. Cheshnovsky, K.J. Taylor, J. Conceicao, R.E. Smalley, Ultraviolet photoelectron-spectra of
mass-selected copper clusters—evolution of the 3d band. Phys. Rev. Lett. 64(15), 1785–1788
(1990)
64. D.-W. Shin, C. Dong, M. Mattesini, A. Augustsson, S. Mao, C. Chang, C. Persson, R. Ahuja,
J. Nordgren, S.X. Wang, Size dependence of the electronic structure of copper nanoclusters
in SiC matrix. Chem. Phys. Lett. 422(4), 543–546 (2006)
65. D.Q. Yang, E. Sacher, Initial- and final-state effects on metal cluster/substrate interactions, as
determined by XPS: copper clusters on Dow Cyclotene and highly oriented pyrolytic graphite.
Appl. Surf. Sci. 195(1–4), 187–195 (2002)
66. D.Q. Yang, L. Martinu, E. Sacher, A. Sadough-Vanini, M. Grp Couches, Nitrogen plasma
treatment of the dow Cyclotene 3022 surface and its reaction with evaporated copper. Appl.
Surf. Sci. 177(1–2), 85–95 (2001)
67. D.Q. Yang, E. Sacher, Argon ion treatment of the dow cyclotene 3022 surface and its effect
on the adhesion of evaporated copper. Appl. Surf. Sci. 173(1–2), 30–39 (2001)