Growth of two-dimensional phases

FIGU RE 2.5. STM snapshots from O atoms adsorbed on a Ru(0 001) surface at 300K [9] (a) at very low coverage (b) at higher coverage. 

FIGURE 2.6. (a) Phase diagram for a binary system, (b) Variation of the free energy G of a nucleus with its radius r. 

FIGURE 2.7. Formation of Ni nanoparticles with controlled size distribution by an electrochemical technique [10]. 

FIGURE 2.9. Computer simulation showing the formation of labyrinthine configurations following spinodal decomposition. 

FIGURE 2.10. Formation of spinodal structures in the topmost monolayer of a Au(l 11) surface [13]. 

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