Probing down to the atomic scale the size-dependent electronic and magnetic properties of few-atom clusters KU Leuven
Consider a particle that consists of only ten atoms and that is deposited on a metal, semiconductor, or insulator surface. What will be the most stable structure of such a particle and how will this structure be affected by the underlying substrate? What are its corresponding electronic and magnetic properties? How do these properties depend on the exact number of atoms in the particle? These all are fundamental questions that scientists have ...