Kinetic models of Quantum Size Effect-directed nanocluster self-assembly in atomic corrals
arXiv:2210.08594 · doi:10.1088/1361-648X/ac9a1d
Abstract
Two simple kinetic models of Quantum Size Effect-directed nanocluster self-assembly in circular atomic corrals are discussed. The models correspond to an adsorption (either a physisorption or a chemisorption) and an adsorption-diffusion regimes that are typical at low and high temperatures, respectively. Small magnitudes of a variation of the electronic local density of states is shown to be the prime factor that impedes self-assembly in the latter regime.