Pt(211) Surface (IMAGE)

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Pt(211) Surface

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The Pt(211) surface has three-atom-wide terraces and one-atom-high steps. The researchers labeled the row of atoms on the step edge as "step" (red), the middle row as "terrace" (black) and the final row as "corner" (gray).

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Han Guo

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