https://doi.org/10.1140/epjd/e2003-00158-9
Growth and properties of cobalt clusters made by sputtering gas-aggregation
DRFMC/SP2M, CEA-Grenoble, 38054 Grenoble Cedex 9, France
Corresponding author: a morel@drfmc.ceng.cea.fr
Received:
10
September
2002
Revised:
25
November
2002
Published online:
3
July
2003
A study of the different operation modes of a sputtering gas-aggregation source is presented. The size distributions of small cobalt clusters shed some light on the first steps of the growth process. Large clusters of 2 to 6 nm diameter with narrow distributions are obtained. Their icosahedral structure is identified by HRTEM observations.
PACS: 81.07.-b – Nanoscale materials and structures: fabrication and characterization / 36.40.Mr – Spectroscopy and geometrical structure of clusters
© EDP Sciences, Società Italiana di Fisica, Springer-Verlag, 2003
