Growth of low-dimensional magnetic nanostructures on an insulator

Zheng Gai, G. A. Farnan, J. P. Pierce, J. Shen

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Abstract

Iron nanometer-scaled wires and ultrathin films have been successfully prepared on an insulating NaCl(001) single-crystal surface by electron beam deposition using different growth conditions. In situ noncontact atomic force microscopy (NC-AFM) shows that the heights and widths of the wires, which are formed by a one-dimensional array of clusters aligned on top of the step edges, are very uniform. The films are atomically flat and are formed due to a high nucleation density achieved through a low temperature growth procedure.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)742-744
Number of pages3
JournalApplied Physics Letters
Volume81
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 22 2002

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