Fig. 1From: Effect of Systematic Control of Pd Thickness and Annealing Temperature on the Fabrication and Evolution of Palladium Nanostructures on Si (111) via the Solid State DewettingPd nanostructures evolution on Si (111) by the variation of deposition amount between 0.5 and 100 nm via constant annealing at 575 °C for 450 s. AFM top-views of 3 × 3 μm2 shows the a–c nucleation of small Pd grains, d–f growth of Pd nanoparticles (NPs), g, h lateral evolution of Pd NPs, namely, formation of elongated Pd nanostructures, and i–l merged nanostructures. a-1–l-1 Cross-sectional line profiles of AFM images. a-2–l-2 Corresponding Fourier filter transform (FFT) spectra of AFM top-viewsBack to article page