文摘
Hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) nanostructures were grown on Ru(0001), and are very similar to those previouslyreported on Rh(111). They show a highly regular 12 × 12 superstructure, comprising 2 nm wide apertures with adepth of about 0.1 nm. Valence band photoemission reveals two distinctly bonded h-BN species, and X-ray photoelectronspectroscopy indicates an h-BN monolayer film. The functionality of the h-BN/Ru(0001) nanomesh is demonstratedby using this structure for the assembly of gold nanoclusters.