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The structural and functional properties of nanostructured systems fabricated by the bottom-up assembling of clusters and nanoparticles depend upon the size and shape distribution of the building blocks. Moreover, it is well known that the size and the shape of nano-aggregates can influence toxicity or biological responses. Consequently, analytical techniques able to characterize nano-aggregates size distribution and shape are very important technological tools. This paper is the first step in the development of a quantitative approach combining electron and probe microscopy techniques for measuring the heights and lateral dimensions of primeval incident clusters and nano-aggregates on the substrate. In particular, we have analyzed samples of gold clusters deposited by a supersonic beam on silicon substrates for different deposition time in order to describe the first stage of growth of gold cluster-assembled thin film.
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Prof. Michele Perego and Dr. Fabio Zanenga from the MDM Laboratory, IMM-CNR (Via Olivetti 2, 20864, Agrate Brianza, Italy), are gratefully acknowledged for the SEM analysis.
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Borghi, F., Mirigliano, M., Milani, P., Podestà, A. (2018). Quantitative Analysis of Gold Nano-aggregates by Combining Electron and Probe Microscopy Techniques. In: Bortignon, P., Lodato, G., Meroni, E., Paris, M., Perini, L., Vicini, A. (eds) Toward a Science Campus in Milan. CDIP 2017. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-01629-6_7
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