Density Functional Investigation of the Inclusion of Gold Clusters on a CH₃S Self-Assembled Lattice on Au(111)

Figure 5

(a) Dissolution energy, , in meV, for the dissolution of gold clusters of increasing sizes in the SAM. The lower plot indicates the two different contributions involved in the cluster dissolution energy: the dissociation energy in meV and the dilution energy in meV. (b) A schematic representation for Au cluster dissolution process, displaying the energy contribution and structures for the dissolution of a trimmer inside the SAM.

(a)

(b)