Abstract
Nanoscale inhomogeneities play an important role in the nucleation of a new phase on a substrate surface. Although such inhomogeneities occur in the surface of all polycrystalline metals, step edges on graphitic materials obtained an outstanding interest due to the negligible mobility of carbon atoms. First, nanostructured deposits will be dealt with where the step edges are of outstanding importance. Secondly, a few methods will be presented in which the surface inhomogeneities suitable for the nucleation of a new phase are produced intentionally, mostly with tip-based methods. After the discussion of such bottom-up methods, it will be presented how surface inhomogeneities of materials laminated naturally at the atomic scale can be exploited in top-down production of nanosheets and similar nanoobjects.
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Péter, L. (2021). Electrochemical Manufacturing Methods Based on Surface Inhomogeneities at the Nanoscale. In: Electrochemical Methods of Nanostructure Preparation. Monographs in Electrochemistry. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-69117-2_10
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