Diffusion of silver nanoparticles on carbonaceous materials. Cluster mobility as a probe for surface characterization

The effect of support geometry and structure on nanoparticles diffusion, nucleation and coalescence was already shown. In this paper, we focus on an alternative use of the interaction between deposited clusters and the substrate for the characterization of surface properties. The use of clusters deposition as probe for surface states characterization appears as an attractive and remarkable tool.