The properties of materials (mechanical, electronic, magnetic, etc) derive ultimately from the
identity and spatial arrangement of their constituents. Nowadays, with the dimensions of …

Combining kinetic Monte Carlo and molecular static simulations, we follow at the atomic
scale the growth of Co nanoislands on Cu (111) surface over a wide range of surface …

We report on scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) studies of submonolayer growth of
cobalt on the close-packed (111) surfaces of Au and Ag. Both substrates belong to the …

We report on a surface phase of the Co-vicinal-Cu (111) system which exhibits self-
assembled uniform Co quantum wires that are stable at 300 K. Scanning tunneling …

We have performed a systematic study on the influence of deposition energy on the
morphology of submonolayer Co films grown on Ag (001) at ambient temperature. Co was …

The morphology and the electronic structure of ultrathin Ni films grown on the oxygen-
passivated Fe (001)-p (1× 1) O surface are investigated by means of scanning tunneling …

We reveal the main mechanism of interface intermixing in the early stages of heteroepitaxy.
Performing atomic scale calculations with ab-initio-based many-body potentials, we show …

Performing atomic-scale simulations we study the growth of Co on Cu (110) in the early
stages of heteroepitaxy. The energetics of various diffusion processes relevant for this …

We report measurements of AlF 3 thin film growth on Cu (1 1 1) at room temperature by
means of scanning tunneling microscopy. The growth proceeds by the formation of fractal …

The growth of ultrathin epitaxial layers of aluminum fluoride on Cu (100) has been studied
by a combination of surface science techniques. Deposition at room temperature results in …