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Dynamics of molybdenum nano structure formation on the TiO2 (1 1 0) surface : A kinetic Monte Carlo approach.

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The rutile TiO2(1 1 0) surface is a highly anisotropic surface exhibiting ‘‘channels'' delimited by oxygen rows. In previous experimental and theoretical DFT works we could identify the molybdenum adsorption sites. They are located inside the channels. Moreover, experimental studies have shown that during subsequent annealing after deposition, special molybdenum nano structures can be formed, especially two monolayer high pyramidal chains of atoms. In order to better understand the dynamics of nano structure formation, we present a kinetic Monte Carlo study on diffusion and adsorption of molybdenum atoms on a TiO2(1 1 0) surface. A quasi one-dimensional lattice gas model has been used which describes the possible adsorption sites of aMo atom in a single channel of the surface. The atomic positions of a 1.5 monolayer thick Mo film formed of pyramidal chains define the lattice sites of the model. Thereby the formation of three-dimensional clusters could be studied. Here we have studied the cluster formation as a function of parameters that can be controlled in a growth experiment by physical vapor deposition: deposition and annealing temperature, flux and total amount of deposited Mo. Good qualitative agreement with recent experiments is obtained.

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Matériaux

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hal-00079156 , version 1 (09-06-2006)

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G. Le Saux, Peter Krüger, B. Domenichini, L. Imhoff, S. Bourgeois. Dynamics of molybdenum nano structure formation on the TiO2 (1 1 0) surface : A kinetic Monte Carlo approach.. Applied Surface Science, 2006, 252, pp.5399-5402. ⟨10.1016/j.apsusc.2005.12.053⟩. ⟨hal-00079156⟩
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