Creating and modulating electronic states on noble metal surfaces: ultrathin Ag islands on Si(111)-7$\times$7 as a prototype

Fang Cheng, Xiong Zhou, Yang He +6

Various-thickness Ag islands were prepared on Si(111)-7$\times$7 using the one-step deposition at a high substrate temperature. An electronic state centered at -0.40$\sim$-0.15eV v…