Abstract

We outline a possibility to determine the adatom density of individual nano-objects via measurement of their electronic structure. For this aim, the nonlinear shift of image potential states measured on individual Cu nanoclusters on Ag(100) by low-temperature scanning tunneling spectroscopy is carefully analyzed. The quantitative analysis is confirmed by density-functional theory calculations. A peak width analysis furthermore reveals whether the clusters are purely metallic or alloyed.

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