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This paper discusses a novel deposition route of size-selected metal clusters, specifically Ag N + (where N = 2700), on graphite. The clusters are produced via a magnetron sputtering, gas aggregation cluster beam source and are size selected via a lateral time-of-flight mass filter. These clusters are deposited on a highly oriented pyrolytic graphite (HOPG) target predecorated with surface defects via Ar + sputtering. Scanning tunnelling spectroscopy (STM) reveals a stable, randomly dispersed array of Ag 2700 clusters after deposition.
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