Preferential Pt nanocluster seeding at grain boundary dislocations in polycrystalline monolayer MoS2 by Wang, S, Sawada, H, Han, X, Zhou, S, Li, S, Guo, Z, Kirkland, A, Warner, J

“…We show that Pt nanoclusters preferentially nucleate along the grain boundaries (GBs) in polycrystalline MoS2 monolayer films, with dislocations acting as the seed site. …”

Atomic structure and dynamics of epitaxial 2D crystalline gold on graphene at elevated temperatures by Chen, Q, He, K, Robertson, A, Kirkland, A, Warner, J

“…At this high temperature, individual gold atoms and nanoclusters are mobile across the surface of graphene and attach to defect sites and migrate along the edges of holes in graphene. …”

In situ atomic-level studies of gd atom release and migration on graphene from a metallofullerene precursor by Sinha, S, Sheng, Y, Griffiths, I, Young, N, Zhou, S, Kirkland, A, Porfyrakis, K, Warner, J

“…Heating to 900 °C is used to promote adatom migration and metal nanocluster formation, enabling direct imaging of the assembly of nanoclusters of Gd. …”

Atomic scale growth dynamics of nanocrystals within carbon nanotubes. by Warner, J, Plant, SR, Young, N, Porfyrakis, K, Kirkland, A, Briggs, G

“…We show that the Pr atoms form small nanoclusters that subsequently coalesce to ordered, stable nanocrystals within the confines of a carbon nanotube. …”

Atomic scale growth dynamics of nanocrystals within carbon nanotubes by Warner, J, Plant, SR, Young, N, Porfyrakis, K, Kirkland, A, Briggs, G

“…We show that the Pr atoms form small nanoclusters that subsequently coalesce to ordered, stable nanocrystals within the confines of a carbon nanotube. …”

In situ atomic-scale studies of the formation of epitaxial Pt nanocrystals on monolayer molybdenum disulfide by Wang, S, Sawada, H, Chen, Q, Han, G, Allen, C, Kirkland, A, Warner, J

“…Isolated single Pt atoms and small nanoclusters are observed after in situ heating, with two types of preferential alignment between the Pt nanocrystals and the underlying monolayer MoS2. …”